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Also Known As Charles III
Born October 1, 1685 • Vienna • Austria
Died October 20, 1740 (aged 55) • Vienna • Austria
Title / Office emperor (1711-1740), Holy Roman Empire
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Notable Family Members father Leopold I • daughter Maria Theresa • brother Joseph I
Role In Barrier Treaties • Third Barrier Treaty • Treaty of Passarowitz • War of the Polish Succession • War of the Spanish Succession • treaties of Rastatt and Baden • treaties of Utrecht
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Joseph I
Holy Roman emperor
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
The Great Condé, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1662
Louis II de Bourbon, 4 prince de Condé
French general and prince
Portrait painting of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wearing a black and red military coat with medals and a sash, with St. Peter's Basilica visible in the background.
Joseph II
Holy Roman emperor
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa
Holy Roman empress
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Leopold I
Leopold I
Holy Roman emperor
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain
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Manuel de Godoy
prime minister of Spain
Diego Velázquez: painting of Philip III
Philip III
king of Spain and Portugal
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Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, conde de Molina
Spanish prince
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Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duke de Lerma
Spanish statesman
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Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea marquis de la Ensenada
prime minister of Spain
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Isabella Farnese
queen of Spain

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