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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
| Joseph I |
| Holy Roman Emperor; King of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary |
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| Reign |
5 May 1705–17 April 1711 |
| Coronation |
26 January 1690 |
| Predecessor |
Leopold I |
| Successor |
Charles VI |
| Royal house |
House of Habsburg |
| Father |
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother |
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg |
| Born |
July 26, 1678(1678-07-26)
Vienna, Austria |
| Died |
April 17, 1711 (aged 32)
Vienna, Austria |
Joseph I (July 26, 1678 – April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary-Croatia and Archduke of Austria, was the elder son of Emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, who was the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine.
Born in Vienna, he was educated strictly by Prince Dietrich Otto von Salm and became a good linguist. In 1687, he received the crown of Hungary and became King of the Romans on January 6, 1690.
Contents
- 1 Emperor
- 2 Marriage and children
- 3 Ancestors
- 4 See also
- 5 References
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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, in imperial regalia
In 1702, at the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, he saw his only military service. He joined the imperial general, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, in the siege of Landau. It is said that when he was advised not to go into a place of danger, he replied that those who were afraid might retire.
He succeeded his father as emperor in 1705. It was his good fortune to govern the Austrian dominions and to be head of the Empire, during the years in which his trusted general, Prince Eugene of Savoy, either acting alone in Italy or with the Duke of Marlborough in Germany and Flanders, was beating the armies of Louis XIV of France. During the whole of his reign, Hungary was disturbed by the conflict with Francis Rákóczi II, who eventually took refuge in the Ottoman Empire. The emperor did not himself take the field against the rebels, but he is entitled to a large share of the credit for the restoration of his authority. He reversed many of the pedantically authoritative measures of his father, thus placating all opponents who could be pacified and he fought stoutly for what he believed to be his rights. Joseph showed himself very independent towards the pope and hostile to the Jesuits, by whom his father had been much influenced. He had a taste for art and music, which was almost hereditary in his family and was an active hunter. He began the attempts to settle the question of the Austrian inheritance by a pragmatic sanction, which was continued by his brother Charles VI. Joseph died in Vienna of smallpox.
In 1699, he married Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, daughter of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had three children:
- Maria Josepha of Austria (December 8, 1699 - November 17, 1757). Married August III the Saxon.
- Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria (October 29, 1700 - August 4, 1701).
- Maria Amalia of Austria (October 22, 1701 - December 11, 1756). Married Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
Joseph's descendants include: Louis XVI of France, Charles IV of Spain, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, who married Emperor Joseph II, and several Kings of Poland.
Austrian Royalty
House of Habsburg
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| Armorial of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Ferdinand II |
| Children include |
| Ferdinand III |
| Archduchess Maria Anna |
| Archduchess Cecilia Renata |
| Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria |
| Ferdinand III |
| Children include |
| Ferdinand IV of Hungary |
| Archduchess Mariana |
| Leopold I |
| Archduchess Eleonora Maria Josefa |
| Leopold I |
| Children include |
| Joseph I |
| Archduchess Maria Elisabeth |
| Archduchess Maria Anna, Queen of Portugal |
| Charles VI |
| Archduchess Maria Magdalena |
| Joseph I |
| Arcduchess Maria Josepha |
| Archduke Leopold Joseph |
| Archduchess Maria Amalia |
| Charles VI |
| Children include |
| Archduchess Maria Theresa |
| Archduchess Maria Anna |
| Maria Theresa |
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Joseph's ancestors in three generations
| Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor |
Father:
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor |
Father's father:
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor |
Father's father's father:
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Father's father's mother:
Maria Anna of Bavaria |
Father's mother:
Maria Anna of Spain |
Father's mother's father:
Philip III of Spain |
Father's mother's mother:
Margaret of Austria |
Mother:
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg |
Mother's father:
Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine |
Mother's father's father:
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg |
Mother's father's mother:
Magdalene of Bavaria |
Mother's mother:
Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Mother's mother's father:
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Mother's mother's mother:
Sofie Eleonore of Saxony |
- Kings of Germany family tree. He was related to every other king of Germany.
- F. Krones von Marchiand, Grundriss der Oesterreichischen Geschichte (1882)
- F. Wagner, Historia Josephi Caesaris (1746)
- J.C. Herchenhahn, Geschichte der Regierung Kaiser Josephs I (1786—1789)
- C. van Noorden, Europäische Geschichte im achtzehnten Jahrhundert (1870—1882).
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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Habsburg
Born: 26 July 1678 Died: 17 April 1711 |
| Regnal titles |
Preceded by
Leopold I |
King of Bohemia
1705 – 1711 |
Succeeded by
Charles VI |
King of Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia
1687 – 1711 |
King in Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
1690 – 1711 |
Holy Roman Emperor (elect)
1705 – 1711 |
Archduke of Austria
1705 – 1711 |
Duke of Teschen
1705 – 1711 |
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| Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813) |
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