= Charles VI = '''Charles VI''' (''Karl'') was [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. <> ---- == History == Charles was the younger son of [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/LeopoldI|Leopold I]]. When '''Charles II''' died in 1700, the line of [[Spain/Monarchs#Habsurg|Spanish Habsburgs]] ended and [[Spain/PhilipV|Philip V]] inherited the [[Spain/Monarchs#Catholic_Monarchy|Spanish crown]]. This represented an important loss for Habsburg prestige and an expansion of [[France/LouisXIV|French]] influence. Leopold met with [[UnitedKingdom/JohnChurchill|Churchill]] (as the ailing [[UnitedKingdom/WilliamIII|William's]] representative) and [[Netherlands/AnthonieHeinsius|Heinsius]]; through the '''Treaty of the Hague''' of 1701, they agreed to install Charles on the throne instead. Ultimately though, the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]] would not be successful. With that said, Austria importantly gained control over the [[Netherlands/Democratization#Spanish_Netherlands|Spanish Netherlands]] (now the '''Austrian Netherlands''') and the [[Italy/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Sardinia-Piedmont|kingdom of Sardinia]]. TODO: learn some history! ---- == Policies == Under Charles, Austria attempted to colonize [[India]]. The '''General Company Established in the Austrian Netherlands for Commerce and Navigation in the Indies''', more generally known as simply the '''Ostend Company''', was established in 1722. It however went bankrupt by 1731. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnHistory