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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Holy Roman Empress; German Queen; Queen consort of the Romans, Hungary, Bohemia, Sardinia, Naples, and Sicily; Archduchess consort of Austria

b. 1691 CE – d. 1750 CE World The Great Crossroads

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Braunschweig, 28 August 1691 – 21 December 1750, Vienna, Austria) is Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emperor Charles VI.

She is renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress Maria Theresa.

She is also the maternal grandmother of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, though she dies five years before her granddaughter's birth in 1755.

She is also the longest serving Holy Roman Empress.

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Moran, J. (2017). Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. History Atlas. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/elisabeth-christine-of-brunswick-wolfenbuttel/

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