Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following
Portrait of Charles VI in the Order of the Golden Fleece by Johann Gottfried Auerbach, c. 1730s)
The future Emperor Charles VI
Portrait of a young Archduke Charles during the War of the Spanish Succession
Charles VI on a silver Thaler, 1721
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria was a member of the House of Habsburg who governed the Austrian Netherlands in the name of her elder sister, Empress Maria Theresa.
Portrait by Johann Gottfried Auerbach, c. 1744
Maria Anna with Archducal coronet by Frans van Stampart, c. 1725
Archduchess Maria Anna in 1729, by Andreas Møller. The flowers which she carries in the uplifted folds of her dress represent her fertility and expectations to bear children in adulthood.