Friday, May 16, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CHARLES VI- 1685-1740, emperor of romans, 2nd son of leopold I. only male hapsburg. claimed spain, 1703 proclaimed at vienna, on death of brother, emperor Joseph I in 1711. made changes. allied europ afraid of the hapsburg supremacy, blah blah . daughter maria theresa. made lots of war- not good results AND LEFT THE EMPIRE CONSIDERABLY WEAKENED BY HIS REIGN!