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Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years?
Joseph’s children followed behind the new heir presumptive. 23 years later, in 1743, Maria Theresa would be crowned Empress; an event where she was noted by a British diplomat as ‘most attractive’ ...
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The haughty European empress who turned diplomacy into a dance
In October 1762, six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrived at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna to play before the Holy Roman Empress, Maria Theresa. At the end of his performance, to the court’s ...
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Maria-Theresa of Austria, at the center of 18th century power
So Maria Theresa circumvented the custom by retaining the title of "king". Moreover, she valued her title of Queen of Hungary and Bohemia more than that of Empress consort, which referred only to her ...
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World's Most Beautiful Coin Maria Thaler
The Maria Theresa Thaler is a silver bullion trade coin that has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted in 1741. It was named after Empress Maria Theresa, who ruled ...