18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 1 October 1685 in what is now Austria. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor is remembered as a monarch and art collector, a citizen of Hungary and Spain. Positions held included Holy Roman Emperor and Prince-Elector.
Before and after
- October 1684Leibniz publishes the first paper on calculus
- 1685Construction of Ashmolean Museum
- 23 February 1685Birth of George Frideric Handel
- 21 March 1685Birth of Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1 October 1685Birth of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1686Founding of Greenfield
- from 1686 to 1700Third Russo-Turkish War
- 24 May 1686Birth of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
- 1687Publication of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 17th century.