First published at 16:42 UTC on November 4th, 2019.
A 2017 France TV History Documentary hosted by Stéphane Bern. Audio in French with English subtitles.
She left her mark on history through her panache and her convictions. Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Maria Theresa was a skilfu…
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A 2017 France TV History Documentary hosted by Stéphane Bern. Audio in French with English subtitles.
She left her mark on history through her panache and her convictions. Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Maria Theresa was a skilful reformer who ruled relentlessly and with an iron fist despite having 16 children, amongst whom were two future emperors and several queens, including Marie Antoinette.
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (German: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress.
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