Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
28 August 1691 — 21 December 1750
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria, etc. by her marriage to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress Maria Theresa and grandmother of Joseph II and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily and Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. She was the longest serving Holy Roman Empress.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Habsburg. House of Habsburg family tree
- Spouse: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- Children: Maria Theresa
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates 21, -19.
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