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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

1678–1711 · 17th century

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, of the Habsburg dynasty, reigned from 1705 to 1711 during the War of the Spanish Succession. After the allied victory at Blenheim he placed the Bavarian and Cologne electors under the imperial ban and confiscated or redistributed their lands, while raising loyal princes in rank. He died of smallpox in 1711.

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Principality of MindelheimPrincipality of Blankenburg

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