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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1691–1750 · 18th century

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles VI, whom she married in 1708 after converting from Lutheranism to Catholicism. The daughter of Louis Rudolph of Blankenburg, her only son died in infancy, and under the Pragmatic Sanction their daughter Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands.

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Principality of Blankenburg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elisabeth-christine-of-brunswick-wolfenbuttel
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