Joseph’s children followed behind the new heir presumptive. 23 years later, in 1743, Maria Theresa would be crowned Empress; an event where she was noted by a British diplomat as ‘most attractive’ ...

Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years? An anomaly among 18th century European sovereignty, Maria Theresa ...

The role of personality and charm in running a state is one theme of Richard Bassett’s superb book, the first English biography of the Empress Maria Theresa since Edward Crankshaw’s in 1969. The ...

The 18th-century reign of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, was a blend of crafty statesmanship, ugly anti-Semitism and cultural patronage Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Theatre Workshop of Owensboro’s final performance of Theresa Rebeck’s “Loose Knit ... a performance staged at Trinity or at TWO’s Empress Theatre “only (see) about a 10th of that ...

Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking palaces in the world, each one built to showcase power, wealth, and royal ...

An equally important blow was struck by an Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi in the 18th century. Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a ...

At four years old he wrote his first keyboard concerto, at six he was performing for the empress Maria Theresa. Soon he and his father were touring Europe, and the young Mozart's exploits proved ...

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