Maria Theresa

Maria Theresa (13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire.
Overview
Maria Theresa was queen of Hungary and Bohemia, archduchess of Austria, and held many other titles. She changed the royal palace outside Vienna (Austria's capital) to look much like Versailles. Vienna itself became an important center for the arts, especially classical music. Maria Theresa added support to her absolute power by tightening her hold on the government. She also improved conditions for the peasants. She is generally known to history as the Empress Maria Theresa.
Biography
 Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737 – 1740)
 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738 – 1789)
 Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1740 – 1741)
 Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (1741 – 1790)
 Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Duchess of Teschen (1742 – 1798)
 Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743 – 1808)
 Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745 – 1761)
 Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746 – 1804)
 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (1747 – 1792)
 Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (stillborn 1748)
 Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria (1750 – 1762)
 Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751 – 1767)
 Queen Maria Carolina of Austria of Naples and Sicily (1752 – 1814)
 Queen Marie Antoinette of France and Navarre, born Maria Antonia (1755 – 1793)
 Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756 – 1801) 
Maria Theresa died in Vienna, Austria, on 29 November 1780.

Category:Austria
Category:1717 births
Category:1780 deaths
Category:Habsburg Dynasty
Category:Holy Roman Empire
Category:House of Lorraine
Category:Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
Category:Grand Duchesses of Tuscany
Category:House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Category:Holy Roman Empresses consort
Category:Archdukes and Archduchesses of Austria