Maria Theresa
13 May 1717 — 29 November 1780
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, Bohemia, Transylvania, Slavonia, Mantua, Milan, Moravia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Dalmatia, Austrian Netherlands, Carinthia, Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, Austrian Silesia, Tyrol, Styria, and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Holy Roman Empress.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Habsburg. House of Habsburg family tree
- Parents: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Spouse: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Children: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Maria Carolina of Austria, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates 21, -19.
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