Maria Theresa
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Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bo
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, 1759
Painting of three-year-old Maria Theresa in the gardens of Hofburg Palace
Archduchess Maria Theresa, by Andreas Møller
Maria Theresa in 1730, by Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following
Maria Theresa
…By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Holy Roman Empress. Maria Theresa started her 40-year reign when her father, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, died on 20 October 1740. Charles VI paved the way for her accession with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 and spent his entire reign securing it through…
Portrait of Charles VI in the Order of the Golden Fleece by Johann Gottfried Auerbach, c. 1730s)
The future Emperor Charles VI
Portrait of a young Archduke Charles during the War of the Spanish Succession
Charles VI on a silver Thaler, 1721