MARIA THERESA: How a WOMAN at 23 inherited an EMPIRE and SAVED the Habsburgs from extinction!
This biography of Maria Theresa is the incredible story of how a woman at 23 inherited the vast Habsburg Empire and saved her dynasty from extinction. When she ascended the throne, her enemies, like vultures, pounced on the defenseless girl, determined to tear her country apart. But they were sorely mistaken.
She came to the Hungarian parliament with her infant son in her arms and, with her speech, moved the stern warriors to weep and shout, "Let us die for our queen!" Not only did she win the war for her inheritance, but she also gave birth to 16 children (including Marie Antoinette), bringing new blood to the fading dynasty. This is the story of a mother who became a father to her nation.
00:00:00 – Death of Emperor Charles VI and the Rise of Maria Theresa
00:02:25 – The Pragmatic Sanction and Political Assessment
00:05:16 – The War of the Austrian Succession and Reforms
00:08:06 – Personal Life and Birth of Children
00:10:30 – Birth of Maria Theresa and Childhood
00:14:15 – The Diplomatic Efforts of Charles VI
00:16:11 – Maria Theresa’s Education and Religiosity
00:19:06 – Meeting and Love with Franz Stephen
00:21:21 – Wedding and Birth of Children
00:26:45 – Rise of Frederick II and the Invasion of Silesia
00:33:40 – Coronation in Hungary and Address to the Diet
00:39:02 – The War of Austrian Succession and Political Events
00:46:23 – The Treaty of Aachen and the Election of Francis I
00:50:03 – Personal Life, Jealousy, and Moral Censorship
00:52:15 – Reforms: Bureaucracy, Army, and Taxes
00:54:27 – The Birth of Children and the Seven Years' War
00:55:24 – The Diplomatic Revolution and the Course of the War
00:56:57 – The Treaty of Hubertusburg and the Results of the War
00:58:30 – Educational Reforms and Secularization
01:01:42 – The Death of Her Husband Franz Stephan
01:05:12 – Conflict with Joseph II and the Partition of Poland
01:11:52 – Health, Final Years, and Death
01:13:43 – The Sarcophagus and Memory of Maria Theresa
01:15:36 – Legacy and Influence on History
Sources used in the creation of the video:
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Great Russian Encyclopedia — article "Maria Theresia." Academic resource. Details: Silesian Wars (1740–1742, 1744–1745), War of the Austrian Succession, alliance with France before the Seven Years' War under Chancellor Kaunitz, 16 children, administrative reform, Secret Court Chancellery (1742), State Council (1760), Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana (1768), abolition of torture in 1776.
2. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мария_Т...
Russian Wikipedia. Full chronology: marriage to Francis Stephen of Lorraine on February 12, 1736, coronation in Pressburg on June 25, 1741, the Peace of Aachen in 1748, loss of Silesia, Joseph II as co-ruler from 1765, the first partition of Poland in 1772, Bukovina in 1775, a quote from Frederick II in a letter to d'Alembert. With an academic bibliography.
3. https://znanierussia.ru/articles/Мари...
Znanie.Russia is a state scientific and educational portal. "Mother-in-law of Europe," education under the Jesuits, the Pragmatic Sanction, dynastic marriages of daughters (Marie Antoinette to France, Maria Carolina to Naples, Maria Amalia to Parma), Maria Christina as the only one who married for love.
4. https://diletant.media/articles/45330...
Dilettant — article "Maria Theresa, Mother Heroine on the Austrian Throne." Historical journal. Details of her personal life: language skills (only Latin well), love of singing and archery, 16 births, five stillbirths, the fates of her sons (Joseph, Leopold, Ferdinand Duke of Modena, Maximilian Franz as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order).
5. http://ah.milua.org/wien-part6-kaiser...
Vienna: History. Legends. Tales — chapter "Empress Maria Theresa — Austrian Mother-in-Law of All Europe." Full text of the book on the history of the Habsburgs. In detail: the position of the Bavarian Elector Karl Albrecht, the French retreat from Prague in December 1742, the breach of peace by Frederick II in 1744, Vienna under Maria Theresa (200,000 inhabitants), quotes from Michael Farquhar on dynastic marriages.