Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, by Martin van Meytens Oil on canvas Town Hall, Ghent. Maria Theresa (1717-1780), archduchess of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, began her rule in 1740. She was the only woman ruler in the 650 history of the Habsburg dynasty. She was also one of the most successful Habsburg rulers, male or female, while bearing sixteen children between 1738 and 1756. She died in 1780

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Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, by Martin van Meytens Oil on canvas Town Hall, Ghent. Maria Theresa (1717-1780), archduchess of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, began her rule in 1740. She was the only woman ruler in the 650 history of the Habsburg dynasty. She was also one of the most successful Habsburg rulers, male or female, while bearing sixteen children between 1738 and 1756. She died in 1780

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