Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa, born in 1717 to Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, had it rough from the beginning (“The Iron Fist: Maria Theresa”). Because her father had high hopes of having a son, he did not properly educate her in the affairs of the state. The Salic Law prohibited women from inheriting their father's kingdoms; during this time period men were seen as superior to women, making it the eldest son’s job to succeed his father. Although the Emperor did not believe that his daughter would have to succeed

Maria Theresa was born in Vienna, Austria at the Hofburg Palace on May 13, 1717 and was the second child and eldest daughter of Charles VI, who was the Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and his wife, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Since Charles VI was the last remaining male heir to the Habsburg throne as his only son and sole male heir and Maria Theresa eldest brother died shortly before Maria was born. So Charles VI reformed the Salic Law, which prevented any heir who

1729, Charles Lewis wrote in a letter to his friend, a description of the young Maria Theresa. He wrote, “The eldest Archduchess Maria Theresa is brought up in the agreeable prospect of the vast dominions possessed by the Emperor. This young Princess has very much of the Air of the Empress her mother and if Heaven designs her for the Sovereignty of the Empire, God grant she may also resemble in her Virtues!” Maria Theresa would in fact go on to become the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions

her home country of Austria on November 2, 1755. (Biography.com) She was one of the many children born to the Emperor Francis the 1st and Empress Maria Theresa. (Biography.com) Marie Antoinette had a common royal childhood and received a good education, although what she learned was different than her brothers because she was a girl. (Biography.com) As most royals did back at that time, the Emperor’s children were used as bargaining chips and to seal alliances. Empress Theresa was in charge of that

with Austria and Prussia in three partitions that completely eliminated independent Poland. On the death of Charles VI (1740), the Habsburg dominions passed to his twenty-three year old daughter Maria Theresa. The German princes ignored the Pragmatic Sanction (1713) guaranteeing her succession, and looked forward to partitioning the Habsburg's lands. Frederick the Great, who had just inherited the Prussian throne, was first to strike. He invaded Silesia and won solid victories. Maria Theresa soon

Austria is a country from Europe continent geographically located at latitude and longitude of 48.1200° N, 16.2200° E, respectively. The country is bordered by the following nations; Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It is rich with historical information and artifacts, serene places and features, traditions and activities that are unique in the area. It is commonly associated with summer tourists who visit the historic cities and villages

Marie Antoinette was the Archduchess of Austria, and became Dauphine of France after several years. Many French citizens dislike her because of her behaviors. Some citizens blamed on her that she was one of the reason to cause the French Revolution. Some of the people said that she was not a serious problem for forming the French Revolution. There were also some people said that those behaviors were came from Louis XVI or influenced to Marie Antoinette, and actually he was one of the reason that

daughter of Empress Maria Theresa; the sovereign who ruled the Hapsburg-Lorraine House in Austria. As a princess and a member of the Hapsburg dynasty, she inherited good looks which earned her a title of “youthful goddess of beauty and virtue” upon her arrival in France. At her age of fourteen, her mother sent her off to faraway France to married Dauphin, later known as Louis XVI, in order to secure a diplomatic alliance through marriage with France, a former enemy of Austria. Initially, Marie Antoinette

Process of Findings Before Marie Antoinette married Dauphin Louis XVI in 1770, the situation in France was already beginning to become disordered. The peasants, which made up about 90% of the population at the time, were treated unfairly and began to feel frustrated and upset with the Monarchy. At the time, Marie Antoinette was distrusted because of her foreign birth and many of the peasants saw her as the source of their problems and disliked her. She was often seen in the past as a bad Queen due

the Monarchy. Tarouca and Koch supplied me with consolation, counsel and private information for my own knowledge and correction." It was not by pure luck that Maria Theresa was able to keep her kingdom alive during the beginning of her unexperienced reign. At first, she was reluctant to make changes even though she