Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Happy Birthday: Maria Theresa of Austria

Today is Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria's birthday. She was born on May 13, 1717 and passed away on November 29, 1780, possibly due to heart failure. Maria Theresa ruled from October 20, 1740 until her death in 1780. She was the only female to rule during the 650 year long Hapsburg dynasty. She gave birth to 16 children, including Maria Antonia who later became the famous Marie Antoinette.

Interesting fact:
Marie Theresa was actually proclaimed King of Hungary, but was always styled as the Queen of Hungary.

If you would like to learn more about Maria Theresa, check out Arleigh's post at Historical-Fiction.

Happy Birthday Maria Theresa!


6 comments:

Missy B. said...

Interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

Arleigh said...

That's funny that she was proclaimed King. Well, she was an able ruler!

I'm using this website to help me come up with famous birthdays:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/birthdays.php

:)

Passages to the Past said...

Great post and what a gorgeous painting and DRESS! She was beautiful...I see where Marie Antoinette got her looks. I'm sending her some good birthday vibes!

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