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Born July 26, 1678 • Vienna • Austria
Died April 17, 1711 (aged 32) • Vienna • Austria
Title / Office emperor (1705-1711), Holy Roman Empire
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Notable Family Members father Leopold I • brother Charles VI
Role In War of the Spanish Succession
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Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
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
Leopold I
Leopold I
Holy Roman emperor
Eugene of Savoy
Eugene of Savoy
Austrian general
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Claudius Florimund, count von Mercy
Austrian field marshal
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Jakob Fugger II the Rich
German merchant
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I
Holy Roman emperor
Montecuccoli, portrait by an unknown artist, 1670; in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Austrian field marshal
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Francis I
Holy Roman emperor
Leopold II, engraving
Leopold II
Holy Roman emperor
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
emperor of Austria-Hungary
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich
Austrian statesman
Joerg Haider speaking outdoors at a microphone, wearing a brown jacket and striped tie, with a blurred background.
Jörg Haider
Austrian politician
Gustav Klimt: The Kiss (Lovers)
Gustav Klimt
Austrian painter
Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim
president of Austria and secretary-general of the United Nations
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
chancellor of Austria
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Karl Lueger
Austrian politician

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