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 Maria Theresia's tomb in the Kapuzinergruft, Vienna. Picture by Androom (13-08-1995) |
Maria Theresia, Erzherzogin von Österreich |
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BORN 13 May 1717, Wien - DIED 29 Nov 1780, Wien GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Kapuzinergruft, Tegetthoffstraße 2 |
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Maria Theresia became Archduchess of Austria at the death of
her father Charles VI when she was only 23. She also became
Queen of Hungary in 1741, Queen of Bohemia in 1743. During her reign she was always actively involved in state affairs and Austria went through many social and economic reforms. But her country also lost several battles to Prussia and was forced to some territorial concessions. On 12 Feb 1736 she had married to Francis of Lotharingen, who was elected roman emperor Francis I and crowned in Frankfurt on October 4, 1745. One of their sixteen children was Marie-Antoinette, the unfortunate queen of Louis XVI of France. Maria Theresia is also remembered as the monarch before whom the young Mozart performed on October 13, 1762. |
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Maria Theresia's tomb in the Kapuzinergruft, Vienna. Picture by Androom (13-08-1995) |
