Maria Theresa The Habsburg Empress in Her Time |
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| Author:
| Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17906-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and ruleMaria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by ene
A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and ruleMaria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by ene