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
Maria Elisabeth of Austria was an archduchess of Austria and princess of Tuscany, Bohemia, and Hungary as the daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She was an abbess of the Theresia
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, 18th-century
The palace where Elisabeth was raised in her early childhood
Elisabeth in her childhood
Elisabeth performing in Il Parnaso confuso