Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria

Standard Name: Maria Theresa,, Empress of Austria

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Publishing Emily Lawless
EL followed Maelcho with A Colonel of the Empire: From the Private Papers of Mangan O'Driscoll, Late of the Imperial Service of Austria, and a Knight of the Military Order of the [sic] Maria Theresa
Textual Production Susanna Centlivre
The writer of the preface takes up the cudgels for Centlivre in feminist style, dwelling on the obstacles she faced as a woman, and invoking the achievements of other women like Anne Dacier , May Drummond
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Antonia Fraser
The film appears almost deliberately to ignore some leading features of the book: its concentration on Marie-Antoinette's Austrian background and the role played in her life in France by her mother 's largely ill-judged advice...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Anna Brownell Jameson
Her subjects reach back to the semi-legendary such as Semiramis and Cleopatra . ABJ includes from England Queen Elizabeth and Queen Anne and from Europe Maria Theresa and Catherine the Great .
OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

Timeline

9 October 1740: It was this day in England when the Emperor...

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9 October 1740

It was this day in England when the Emperor of Austria, Charles VI , died and was succeeded by his daughter, Maria Theresa .

14 January 1741: Frederick II of Prussia declared that Silesia,...

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14 January 1741

Frederick II of Prussia declared that Silesia, which he planned to take from Maria Theresa of Austria, was as good as conquered.
Browning, Reed. The War of the Austrian Succession. St Martin’s Press.
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1744-5: The Jews were expelled from Prague by Maria...

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1744-5

The Jews were expelled from Prague by Maria Theresa ; a few years later they were permitted to return, after a strong campaign by themselves and others.

7 October 1748: The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the War...

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7 October 1748

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the War of the Austrian Succession, known in North America as King George's War.

January 1756: Britain broke with the Old System by allying...

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January 1756

Britain broke with the Old System by allying itself with Frederick II 's Prussia instead of Maria Theresa 's Austria (which it had supported in the War of the Austrian Succession). The stage was now...

January 1756: Britain broke with the Old System by allying...

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January 1756

Britain broke with the Old System by allying itself with Frederick II 's Prussia instead of Maria Theresa 's Austria (which it had supported in the War of the Austrian Succession). The stage was now...

17 December 1779: It was disapprovingly noted what immense...

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17 December 1779

It was disapprovingly noted what immense sums of public money Marie-Antoinette was paying to her personal friend the comtesse de Polignac .

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