Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph I
circa 1705 portrait by Frans van Stampart.
Holy Roman Emperor (more...)
Reign	5 May 1705 – 17 April 1711
Predecessor	Leopold I
Successor	Charles VI
Born	(1678-07-26)26 July 1678 Vienna, Austria
Died	17 April 1711(1711-04-17) (aged 32) Vienna, Austria
Spouse	{Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick (m 24 Fabruary 1699)
Issue	Maria Josepha, Queen of Poland Archduke Leopold Joseph Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress
Full name
Joseph Jacob Ignaz Johann Anton Eustachius
Father	Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Signature
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Joseph I (Joseph Jacob Ignaz Johann Anton Eustachius; 26 July 1678 – 17 April 1711) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1705 until his death in 1711. He was the eldest son of Emperor Leopold I from his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. Joseph was crowned King of Hungary at the age of nine in 1687 and was elected King of the Romans at the age of eleven in 1690. He succeeded to the thrones of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire when his father died.

Issue

1. Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria 8 December 1699 – 17 November 1757) married Augustus III of Poland and had issue.
2. Archduke Leopold Joseph of Austria (29 October 1700 – 4 August 1701) died young.
3. Archduchess Maria Amalie of Austria 22 October 1701 – 11 December 1756) married Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and had issue.