Charles VII was elector of Bavaria from 26 February 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death on 20 January 1745. He was also King of Bohemia from 1741 to 1743. Charles was a membe
Portrait by Georg Desmarées, c. 1745
The young Charles Albert, 1717–1719, Joseph Vivien, Royal Castle in Warsaw
Allegorical depiction of Charles's coronation as Holy Roman Emperor (1742)
Thaler coin of Charles VII, dated 1743
Maximilian II Emanuel
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Maximilian II, also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlan
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
…of uninterrupted Habsburg imperial rule, although he was related to the Habsburgs by both blood and marriage. Charles was the eldest son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and the Polish princess Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska. He became elector following the death of his father in 1726. In 1722, Charles married…
Max Emanuel as military commander
Max Emanuel by Giuseppe Volpini (1720)
Schleissheim, New Palace.
Family of Maximilian II Emanuel in 1733.