Marie Antonia Habsburg was the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg empire, and her husband, Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor. Wow. With a royal pedigree like that, what could possibly go wrong? Continue reading “Marie Antonia Habsburg – The Rest of the Story”
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Maria Theresa – Queen of Austria and Hungary
From downtown Vienna, Austria, it’s a short ride out of town to Schönbrunn Palace. At Schönbrunn, the wealth and power of the Habsburg dynasty comes through loud and clear. But it wasn’t always that way. It wasn’t until one particular Habsburg, Maria Theresa, arrived. She really liked the place, she had unlimited resources, and she didn’t mess around. Continue reading “Maria Theresa – Queen of Austria and Hungary”
