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crowned (25 July) King of the Romans. In 1355 he was also crowned King of Italy on 6 January and Holy Roman Emperor on 5 April. With his coronation as King of Burgundy , delayed until 4 June 1365, he became the personal ruler of all the kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire . Contents

Bavaria , and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska , and the grandson of Polish King John III Sobieski . Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII His family was split during the War of the Spanish Succession and was for many years under house arrest in Austria. Only in 1715 did the family become re

Leopold was born in Vienna , the third son, and was at first educated for the priesthood, but the theological studies to which he was forced to apply himself are believed to have influenced him against the Church. [ clarification needed ] [ citation needed ] Since 1753, he had been engaged

The concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar , who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania , thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France), which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the

4 ] , Russia [ 3 ] , Denmark [ 4 ] , Savoy-Sardinia [ 4 ] , Bavaria [ 4 ] , and the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire [ 4 ] recognised the sanction. France, Spain, Saxony-Poland, Bavaria and Prussia later reneged. Charles died in 1740, sparking the War of the Austrian Succession , which plagued

roughly modern-day Austria and Slovenia . Ferdinand also served as his brother's deputy in the Holy Roman Empire during his brother's many absences, and in 1531 was elected King of the Romans , making him Charles's designated heir in the Empire. Charles abdicated in 1556 and Ferdinand succeeded