Maria Theresa : : The Habsburg Empress in Her Time / / Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger.
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 ethnic...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1104 p.) :; 30 color + 55 b/w illus. 1 map. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Translator’s note
- Map of Habsburg Territories
- 1 Prologue
- 2 The Heiress Presumptive
- 3 The War of Succession
- 4 Empress, Emperor, Empire
- 5 Reforms
- 6 Body Politics
- 7 Distinctions and Refinements
- 8 The Seven Years’ War
- 9 Dynastic Capital
- 10 Mother and Son
- 11 The Religion of Rule
- 12 Strangers Within
- 13 Subjects
- 14 The Autumn of the Matriarch
- 15 Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- References
- Genealogical Tables
- Illustration credits
- Index of Names
- A NOTE ON THE TYPE