Bronze skull on the tomb of Charles VI, Imperial (Capuchin) Crypt, Vienna, Austria.
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M.J. DaviduikImage ID:
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4000 x 6000 px | 33.9 x 50.8 cm | 13.3 x 20 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
11 December 2019More information:
Younger son of Emperor Leopold I. Raised in Spain in preparation to inherit the Spanish throne upon the death of his childless cousin, the War of the Spanish Succession ended when Charles unexpectedly inherited the Empire upon his brother Joseph's early death and no one wanted to allow the dominance that would come from empowering Charles with both realms. Moving to Vienna, he brought the Spanish Riding School with him and built the magnificent hall it uses today. Because he had no surviving male heirs, he negotiated the Pragmatic Sanction to assure that his daughter Maria Theresa would succeed him, going so far as to pre-bribe the nine Electors but, of course, once he died they ignored their promises but kept the money, resulting in the War of the Austrian Succession. He died after a reign of 29 years, at age 55 after catching a cold while hunting. His heart is buried in urn 13 the Herzgruft in the Augustinerkirche and his viscera are in urn 48 in the Ducal Crypt of the Stephansdom.
