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18 de may. de 2018 · Maria Theresa (1717–80) Archduchess of Austria, ruler (1740–80) of the Austrian Habsburg Empire. She succeeded her father, Emperor Charles VI, but neighbouring powers challenged her in the War of the Austrian Succession (1741–48). She lost Silesia to Prussia but secured the imperial title for her husband, Francis I.
Childhood & Early Life. Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was born on May 13, 1717. Maria was the oldest surviving child of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Maria's inheritance of her father's throne was based on a royal decree entitled 'The Pragmatic Sanction'.
3 de may. de 2023 · The moment she was born in Vienna, on May 13, 1717, it’s likely Maria Theresa set a world record in disappointing her parents.That was because she was born a “she,” at a time when Austria desperately needed a royal baby boy. Maria Theresa’s father was Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and a member of the powerful Habsburg dynasty.
Maria Theresa is often portrayed as the matriarchal ‘Übermutter’ of the Habsburgs. The way she is remembered has been marked by a tendency to mythologize her achievements and person. The frequently uncritical idealization of her personality and actions has led to her being seen as the great mother of her country, a perfect embodiment of ...
Maria Theresa died in 1780 and was followed by Joseph II. The problem of succession had caused Maria Theresa considerable grief in her early years, and she had vowed to create not only governmental institutions to protect her lands but familial ones as well, most notably by making certain that there would never again be a shortage of Habsburgs to rule the monarchy (after her marriage, the ...
The sudden death of her husband Francis Stephen in 1765 plunged Maria Theresa into deep despair, and from this time on she wore nothing but black widow’s weeds. Her elder son Joseph II became Emperor, but Maria Theresa retained control of the government until her death. In November 1780, the Regent’s health deteriorated.
What were some of the achievements of Maria Theresa of Austria? Choose two.(2 points) Responses Allowed freedom of speech. Allowed freedom of speech. Improved the nation's tax system. Improved the nation's tax system. Supported the use of vaccines for illness. Supported the use of vaccines for illness. Ended the Holy Roman Empire. Ended the Holy Roman Empire. Led the Army to victories over ...
