Maria Theresa.
By: Edited by Karl A. Roider, Jr.
Series: Great lives observed; A Spectrum book
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780; Austria -- History -- Maria Theresa, 1740-1780
Table of contents: title: Maria Theresa looks at the world: Conflict with Prussia. Reforms. Foreign affairs. Family.; title: Maria Theresa viewed by her contemporaries: Voltaire: The brave young queen. Charles VII: The ruthless enemy. Goethe: The victorious wife. Podewils: The practical ruler. Khevenhuller: Disturber of the old order. Furst: The successful reformer. Frederick the Great: The worthy opponent.; title: Kaunitz: Preserver of peace. Joseph: The difficult coregent. Leopold: The aging sovereign. Sonnenfels, J. von: The death of an empress.; title: Maria Theresa in history: Mikoletzky, H. L.: The enlightened despot. Kann, R.: The moderate conservative. Guglia, E.: The pragmatic reformer. Arneth, A. von: The too thorough centralizer. Walter, F.: The consummate judge of advisers. Coxe, W.: The war leader. Srbik, H. von: The German queen. Marczali, H.: The good Hungarian.; title: Bibliography (p. 179-182)