Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, was the fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Married in 1766 to Prince Albert of Saxony, the couple received the Duchy of Teschen, and she was appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands jointly with her husband during 1781–1789 and 1791–1792. After two expulsions from the Netherlands, she lived with her husband in Vienna until her death.
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, 1765
Archduchess Maria Christina, by Martin van Meytens, 1750
The Imperial family celebrating Saint Nicholas, by Archduchess Maria Christina, 1762
Self-portrait after an engraving of Johann Casper Heilmann, ca. 1765
Maria Theresa was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Galicia and Lodomeria, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Holy Roman Empress.
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, 1759
Painting of three-year-old Maria Theresa within the gardens of Hofburg Palace
Archduchess Maria Theresa, by Andreas Möller
Maria Theresa in 1730, by Venetian painter, Rosalba Carriera.