1685 - 1740
Charles VI (German: Karl; Latin: Carolus; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following the death of his relative, Charles II. In 1708, he married Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, by whom he had his four children: Leopold Johann (who died in infancy), Maria Theresa (the last direct Habsburg sovereign), Maria Anna (Governess of the Austrian Netherlands), and Maria Amalia (who also died in infancy). Four years before the birth of Maria Theresa, faced with his lack of male heirs, Charles provided for a male-line succession failure with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713. The Emperor favoured his own daughters over those of his elder brother and predecessor, Joseph I, in the succession, ignoring the Mutual Pact of Succession he had signed during the reign of his father, Leopold I. Charles sought the other European powers' approval. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 1,959,822 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor is the 156th most popular politician (up from 185th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Austria (up from 21st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Politician.
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740. He is most famous for being the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Among politicians, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 156 out of 15,577. Before him are Lech Wałęsa, Maximilien Robespierre, Paul von Hindenburg, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Alfred the Great, and Louis IX of France. After him are Ivar the Boneless, Darius III, Mehmed I, William I, German Emperor, Skanderbeg, and Rodrigo Duterte.
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 150
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 151
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 152
1594 - 1632
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 153
849 - 899
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 154
1214 - 1270
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 155
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 156
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 157
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 158
1386 - 1421
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 159
1797 - 1888
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 160
1405 - 1468
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 161
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 162
Among people born in 1685, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. After him are George Berkeley, Domenico Scarlatti, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Brook Taylor, Johann Maria Farina, Jean-Marc Nattier, Edward England, John Gay, and Bartolomeu de Gusmão. Among people deceased in 1740, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Pope Clement XII, Frederick William I of Prussia, Anna of Russia, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Tahmasp II, Abbas III, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Antonio Lotti, Jan Kupecký, and Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.29
Rank: 1
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 2
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 3
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 4
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 5
1685 - 1712
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 6
1685 - 1731
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 7
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 8
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 9
1685 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 10
1685 - 1732
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 11
1685 - 1724
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 12
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
1652 - 1740
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 2
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 3
1693 - 1740
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 4
1667 - 1740
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 5
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 7
1692 - 1740
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 8
1737 - 1740
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 9
1667 - 1740
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 10
1667 - 1740
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 11
1679 - 1740
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in Austria, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 17 out of 1,237. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Karl Popper (1902), Stefan Zweig (1881), and Erwin Schrödinger (1887). After him are Alfred Adler (1870), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Charles I of Austria (1887), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791), and Johann Strauss II (1825).
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 12
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 13
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 14
1881 - 1942
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 15
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 16
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 17
1870 - 1937
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 18
1459 - 1519
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 19
1887 - 1922
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 20
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 21
1791 - 1847
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 22
1825 - 1899
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 23
Among politicians born in Austria, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 4. Before him are Adolf Hitler (1889), Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830), and Maria Theresa (1717). After him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Charles I of Austria (1887), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578).
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 1
1830 - 1916
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 2
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 3
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 4
1459 - 1519
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 5
1887 - 1922
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 6
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 7
1793 - 1875
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 8
1747 - 1792
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 9
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 10
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 11
1578 - 1637
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 12