▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁VI ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁- ▁throughout ▁his ▁reign . ▁Despite ▁that ▁position , ▁he ▁is ▁largely ▁a ▁forgotten ▁figure ▁now . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁T ön nem ann ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 9 ▁in ▁Hö xter , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Heinrich ▁T ön nem ann , ▁lawyer ▁and ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ▁of ▁M uster ▁( von ▁Gal en ). ▁His ▁nep hew , ▁Baron ▁Christoph ▁von ▁T ön nem ann , ▁became ▁an ▁Imperial ▁Court ▁Judge ▁in ▁W etz lar . ▁T ön nem ann ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁P ader born , ▁then ▁studied ▁Liter ae ▁Human ior es ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁P ader born ▁University . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 6 7 7 ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁Order , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁Vit us . ▁As ▁a ▁nov ice ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁their ▁college ▁at ▁T rier . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁the ological ▁studies ▁at ▁Mun ster ▁University , ▁receiving ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁( Lat in ▁hon ors ). ▁He ▁then ▁lect ured ▁at ▁P ader born ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁The ology . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁taking ▁his ▁final ▁v ows ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁of