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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Holy Roman Empress from 1711 to 1740 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern or Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia.
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1691 – 21 December 1750) was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.[1] She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress Maria Theresa. She was the longest serving Holy Roman Empress.[2]
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Tenure | 12 October 1711 – 20 October 1740 |
Born | (1691-08-28)28 August 1691 Brunswick, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Died | 21 December 1750(1750-12-21) (aged 59) Vienna, Austria |
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House | Welf |
Father | Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Mother | Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen |
Religion | Catholicism prev. Lutheranism |
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