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Empress Maria Theresa
Portrait bi Martin van Meytens, 1759
Holy Roman Empress
German Queen
Tenure13 September 1745 –
18 August 1765
Airchduchess o Austrick
Queen o Hungary an Croatie
Ring20 October 1740 –
29 November 1780
Coronation25 Juin 1741
PredecessorCharles III
SuccessorJoseph II
Queen o Bohemie
Reing20 October 1740 –
19 December 1741
PredecessorCharles II
SuccessorCharles Albert
Ring12 Mey 1743 –
29 November 1780
Coronation12 Mey 1743
PredecessorCharles Albert
SuccessorJoseph II
Born13 Mey 1717(1717-05-13)
Hofburg Imperial Pailace, Vienna, Austrick, Haly Roman Empire
Dee'd29 November 1780(1780-11-29) (aged 63)
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austrick, Haly Roman Empire
BuirialImperial Crypt, Vienna
SpouseFrancis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Issue
Full name
Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina
HooseHoose o Habsburg
FaitherCharles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
MitherElisabeth Christine o Brunswick
ReleegionRoman Catholic
SeegnaturEmpress Maria Theresa's signature

Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina[1] (German: Maria Theresia [maˈʀiːa teˈʀeːzi̯a]; 13 Mey 1717 – 29 November 1780) wis the anly female ruler o the Habsburg dominions an the last o the Hoose o Habsburg. She is generaly cried Empress Maria Theresa.

  1. Airchduchess Maria Elisabeth o Austrick (1737–1740) died in infancy.
  2. Airchduchess Maria Anna o Austrick (1738–1739) died in infancy.
  3. Airchduchess Maria Carolina o Austrick (1740–1741) died in infancy.
  4. Joseph II, Haly Roman Emperor (1741–1790) mairit (1) Princess Isabella o Parma then (2) Princess Maria Josepha o Bavarie an haed issue.
  5. Airchduchess Maria Christina o Austrick (1742–1798) mairit Prince Albert Casimir August o Saxony, Duke o Teschen an haed issue.
  6. Airchduchess Maria Elisabeth o Austrick (1743–1808) niver mairit an haed nae issue.
  7. Airchduke Charles Joseph o Austrick (1745–1761) niver mairit.
  8. Airchduchess Maria Amalia o Austrick (1746–1804) mairit Prince Ferdinando o Parma, Duke o Parma an haed issue.
  9. Leopold II, Haly Roman Emperor (1747–1792)
  10. Airchduchess Maria Carolina o Austrick (stillborn 1748)
  11. Airchduchess Maria Johanna Gabriele o Austrick (1750–1762) died young.
  12. Airchduchess Maria Josepha o Austrick (1751–1767) niver mairit.
  13. Airchduchess Maria Carolina o Austrick (1752–1814) mairit Ferdinand I o the Twa Sicilies an haed issue.
  14. Airchduke Ferdinand o Austrick, Duke o Breisgau (1754-1806) mairit Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess o Massa an haed childer.
  15. Airchduchess Maria Antonia o Austrick (Marie Antoinette) (1755–1793) mairit Louis XVI o Fraunce an haed issue.
  16. Airchdue Maximilian Francis o Austrick (1756–1801)

Granddochters named in her honour

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  1. Airchduchess Maria Theresa o Austrick auldest dochter o Joseph II, Haly Roman Emperor an Princess Isabella o Parma.
  2. Princess Maria Theresa o Naples an Sicily auldest dochter o Maria Carolina o Austrick an Ferdinand I o the Twa Sicilies.
  3. Marie Thérèse o Fraunce auldest dochter o Louis XVI o Fraunce an Marie Antoinette.
  4. Airchduchess Maria Theresa o Austrick, Princess o Tuscany auldest dochter o Leopold II, Haly Roman Emperor an Maria Luisa o Spain.
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References

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  1. As she wis the seicont Maria tae reign ower the Austrick Netherlands (efter Mary the Rich) an Hungary (efter Mary o Anjou), she is sometimes leetit as Maria II Theresa. Ellenius, 210.