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Charles IV
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The king-archduke of the Austrian Habsburg Empire, who had no male heir but worked to guarantee the continuance of the Habsburg dynasty
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Maria Theresa
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Daughter of Charles IV; assumed control of the Austrian Habsburg empire following her father's death
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Prince Eugene of Savoy
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A non-Austrian (actually French) who was in practicality the founder of the modern Austrian state
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Siege of Vienna
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When the Turks besieged Vienna in 1683, the Turks posed a great threat to entire Europe. Thus, Austria and other allies (funded by Pope Innocent XI) formed a counter-force and defeated the Turks
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Pragmatic Sanction
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Designed and formed by Charles IV; it stated that the Habsburg territories were indivisible and that only a Habsburg could inherit the crown.
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