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Born June 9, 1640 • Vienna • Austria
Died May 5, 1705 (aged 64) • Vienna • Austria
Title / Office emperor (1658-1705), Holy Roman Empire
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Notable Family Members father Ferdinand III • son Charles VI • son Joseph I • brother Ferdinand IV
Role In Treaty of Carlowitz • War of the Grand Alliance

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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
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Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
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Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier
Montecuccoli, portrait by an unknown artist, 1670; in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Austrian field marshal
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
emperor of Austria-Hungary
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich
Austrian statesman
Eugene of Savoy
Eugene of Savoy
Austrian general
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
chancellor of Austria
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Felix, prince zu Schwarzenberg
prime minister of Austria
Engraving portrait of Francis II wearing a decorated military uniform with a sash, facing slightly to the viewer's left.
Francis II
Holy Roman emperor
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Joseph I
Holy Roman emperor
Johann Schober
Johann Schober
prime minister of Austria
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Johann Philipp, count von Stadion
Austrian statesman
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Karl Ferdinand, count von Buol-Schauenstein
foreign minister of Austria
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Heinrich Lammasch
Austrian statesman
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Philipp, count von Cobenzl
chancellor of Austria
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Ludwig, count von Cobenzl
foreign minister of Austria
Charles IV, duke of Lorraine and Bar; detail from an engraving by J. Peeters
Charles IV Leopold
duke of Lorraine and Bar

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