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In 1486 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III prevailed upon the electors to crown his son Maximilian as king of the Romans. This was the first time in almost three centuries that the electors had agreed to appoint a son as king during his father's lifetime.
 
Charles VII (6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was elector of Bavaria from 26 February 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death. He was also King of Bohemia (as Charles Albert) from 1741 to 1743. Charles was a member of the House of Wittelsbach, and his reign as Holy Roman Emperor thus marked the end of three centuries of uninterrupted Habsburg imperial rule, although he was related to the Habsburgs by both blood and marriage.
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Portrait Charles VII by Georg Desmarées, c. 1745.
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Maria Amalia of Austria (22 October 1701 – 11 December 1756) was Holy Roman empress, queen of Bohemia, and electress of Bavaria among many other titles as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII. By birth, she was an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Emperor Joseph I.
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Portrait Maria Amalia by Joseph Vivien:
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Holy Roman Emperor Matthias reigned from 1612 to 1619. The Protestants were allowed to hold official administrative positions and to practice their beliefs openly. Their churches were returned to them. They were granted the right to erect new church buildings.
 
Charles VI (1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) 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 the death of his relative, Charles II. In 1708, he married Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, by whom he had his four children.
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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. She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being.
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Charles VI with his wife Empress Elisabeth Christine and their daughters in 1730.
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Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190.
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Penny or denier with Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, struck in Nijmegen.
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Henry VI (November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of Sicily as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Constance I. He is buried in the Cathedral of Palermo.
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Henry's grave in the Cathedral of Palermo:
 
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