 Charles died in 1740, sparking the War of the Austrian Succession, which plagued his successor, Maria Theresa, for eight years.Archduke Charles (baptized "Carolus Franciscus Josephus Wenceslaus Balthasar Johannes Antonius Ignatius"), the second son of the Emperor Leopold I and of his third wife, Princess Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, was born on 1 October 1685.His tutor was Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein.