Article: Joseph I (Holy Roman Empire) (16781711; Ruled 17051711)

JOSEPH I (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1678 1711; ruled 1705 1711)

JOSEPH I (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1678 1711; ruled 1705 1711), Habsburg emperor. Joseph I's reign was dominated by the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 1714), which pitted Bourbon France and Spain against the "Grand Alliance" led by Austria and the Maritime Powers. Born to Emperor Leopold I and Eleonore of the Palatinate-Neuburg, Joseph's upbringing was notable for the absence of Jesuit influence and the resurgence of German patriotism during lengthy struggles against France and the Ottoman Empire. In 1699 he married Wilhemine Amalie of Brunswick-L ü neburg, who his parents hoped would ...

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