Article: Maria Theresa (Holy Roman Empire) (Maria Theresa; 17171780; Ruled 17401780)

MARIA THERESA (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (Maria Theresa; 1717 1780; ruled 1740 1780)

MARIA THERESA (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (Maria Theresa; 1717 1780; ruled 1740 1780), empress of Austria. Many historians regard the eighteenth century as a time when monarchical government represented the most progressive force in economics, politics, and society. Maria Theresa was one of the greatest of these eighteenth-century monarchs, but no one would have anticipated her success when she came to the throne. The Habsburg Monarchy was not a single entity, but a conglomeration of provinces stretching from Belgium in the west to Transylvania in the east and Silesia now in Poland ...

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