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	Maria Theresa Thaler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) coin has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted in 1741.
		It was named after Empress Maria Theresa, who ruled Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780.
		The Maria Theresa dollar was formerly the currency of Muscat and Oman, as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Theresa_Thaler (469 words)

	Maria Theresa of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her Imperial and Royal Highness Maria Theresa, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was the eldest daughter of Charles VI, whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died as an infant in 1716.
		Maria Theresa was married to Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine.
		In exchange, Maria Theresa ceded Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to the Infante Felipe of Spain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Theresa_of_Austria (1441 words)

	Maria Thereasa
		Maria was a determined woman who did not willingly to surrender to anyone and so she made the government better and to created a positive diplomacy for the state.
		Maria also became involved in the reform of the peasants and in 1771 she issued the Robot Patent, which was made to regulate the peasants' labor payments in all of the Hapsburg lands.
		Maria and her son Joseph were both reformers who strengthened the monarchy, which helped it, withstand the results of the French revolution and the Napoleonic era.
	www.lakesideschool.org /studentweb/worldhistory/modernworld/MariaThereasa.htm (1569 words)

	EMPRESS MARIA THERESA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa (German: Maria Theresia) (May 13, 1717 - November 29, 1780) was a Habsburg and Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780.
		Maria was one of the so-called "enlightened monarchs".
		At the time, Maria Theresa was married to Francis Stephen of Lorraine with whom she had sixteen children, the youngest daughter of the sixteen was Marie Antoinette who would be promised in marriage to Louis, the Dauphin of France who would become King Louis XVI.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/EM/EMPRESS+MARIA+THERESA.html (829 words)

	Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria
		Maria Theresa (1717-1780), archduchess of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and queen of Hungary and Bohemia, began her rule in 1740.
		Maria Theresa was determined not to surrender to her enemies, but to reconquer all of her lands.
		Maria had always talked of the love she had for her husband, and how she had made decisions, yet she left Francis Stephen in the spotlight.
	departments.kings.edu /womens_history/mariatheres.html (1572 words)

	Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa was the eldest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.
		Maria Theresa strengthened the army by doubling the number of troops from her father's reign, reorganized the tax structure to insure a predictable annual income to support the costs of the government and army, and centralized an office to assist in the collection of the taxes.
		A biographical study of Maria Theresa which parallels the personal history of her life with the story of her reign as empress.
	www.kings.edu /womens_history/mariatheres.html (1572 words)

	Maria Theresa of Austria -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Also see (additional info and facts about Maria Theresa of Spain) Maria Theresa of Spain, a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of (additional info and facts about Louis XIV of France) Louis XIV of France.
		Her Imperial and Royal Highness Maria Theresa, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was the eldest daughter of (additional info and facts about Charles VI) Charles VI whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died as an infant in 1716.
		At the time, Maria Theresa was married to (additional info and facts about Francis Stephen) Francis Stephen of (An eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits) Lorraine with whom she had sixteen children.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/maria_theresa_of_austria.htm (1266 words)

	Feature \| Excerpt of Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France by Evelyne Lever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa was very proud of this fine progeny, her "henhouse" as she sometimes liked to call it.
		Maria Theresa probably felt that her life was sufficiently difficult without having to sacrifice the innocent pleasures of the table.
		Maria Theresa's father, Charles VI, was an excellent harpsichordist and did not consider it beneath his dignity to conduct the court orchestra.
	www.januarymagazine.com /features/antoinette.html (3334 words)

	JOSEPH II. - LoveToKnow Article on JOSEPH II.
		(1741-1790), Roman emperor, eldest son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I., was born on the,3th of March 1741, in the first stress of the War of the Austrian Succession.
		Maria Theresa gave orders that he was only to be taught as if he were amusing himself; the result was that he acquired a habit of crude and superficial study.
		The death of Maria Theresa on the 27th of November 1780 left Joseph free.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JO/JOSEPH_II_.htm (1455 words)

	ipedia.com: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was the eldest son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I. Joseph was one of the so-called " enlightened monarchs ".
		He was the eldest son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I.
		Maria Theresa gave orders that he was only to be taught as if he were amusing himself; the result was that Joseph acquired a habit of crude and superficial study.
	www.ipedia.com /joseph_ii__holy_roman_emperor.html (1475 words)

	Maria Theresa of Austria
		Maria has been called an "enlightened monarch", but this status is under debate, primarily due to her strong Catholic piety.
		At the time, Maria Theresa was married to Francis Stephen of Lorraine with whom she had sixteen children, the youngest daughter of whom was Marie Antoinette who would be promised in marriage to Louis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned King Louis XVI.
		Because of this, her father had not given Maria Theresa any information on the workings of the government, leaving her to learn the job on her own.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/maria_theresa_of_austria (689 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Maria Theresa
		Maria Theresa was, however, as convinced of her rights as she was determined to enforce them by action.
		Maria Theresa, however, came forth energetically in support of the authority of the government and by her personal influence carried out the project.
		Maria Theresa was annoyed that England had joined Prussia, and France was disgusted with Prussia's independent policy, for she had reckoned on Frederick's help.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09662d.htm (3433 words)

	Maria Theresa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The chief European powers had subscribed to the Pragmatic Sanction in Charles’s lifetime, but when Maria Theresa acceded she was immediately confronted with a European coalition against her, and Frederick II of Prussia brazenly seized Silesia.
		In the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48), Maria Theresa lost most of Silesia to Prussia but secured (1745) in exchange the imperial election for her husband.
		Her husband was given a share in governing her hereditary lands, but the actual government was in the hands of Maria Theresa, assisted by her able chancellor, Kaunitz.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/MariaThe.html (424 words)

	wpmaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa was born in Vienna in 1717.
		Maria's music teacher was outstanding, and she was taught voice and musicianship.
		Maria Theresa did not even realize the greatness of Gluck, who was one of her favorite musicians.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /htdocs/Blair/Courses/MUSL243/wpmaria.htm (840 words)

	maria theresa
		Maria Theresa was born in 1717, the daughter of the German Emperor Charles VI and his wife Elizabeth.
		Maria Theresa was the first to recover her self-possession and to appreciate the problems before her.
		Moreover, the empress founded the academy of the nobles (Theresianum) and the academy for Oriental languages as well as the archives for the imperial family, court and state, which since 1749, had been a model of its kind.
	www.otto-graph.com /samples/4/mariatheresa.html (823 words)

	Heydel-Mankoo's Almanach de Polska: The Counts of Poland
		Lucas (son of Gregory and Maria Podrucka) obtained the hereditary title of Count of Galicia from Austrian Emperor Francis II on 19th October 1803.
		Piotr-Pawel (1722-1792) obtained the title of Baron from Empress Maria-Theresa on 25th March 1780 and the hereditary title of Count of Galicia from Emperor Josef II on 6th May 1784.
		Adam and Franciszke (sons of Piotr by his wife Maria Dzierzbicka), as well as the children of Kajetan, half-brother of Adam and Franciszek (son of Piotr by his first wife Elzbieta Pac), appear in the 1824 list of persons authorised to bear the title of Count in the Kingdom of Poland.
	www.geocities.com /polishnobles/Counts.html (9249 words)

	maria theresa of austria and other austria related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa, (1717-1780) Archduchess of Austria (1740-1780) Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) Daughter...
		Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa (May 13, 1717 - November 29, 1780) was a Habsburg by birth and a Holy Roman Empress by marriage, Archduchess of Austria, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1740 to...
		MARIA THERESA MARIA THERESA (1717-1780), archduchess of Austria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and wife of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I., was born at Vienna on the i3th of May 1717.
	www.nethorde.com /austria/maria-theresa-of-austria.html (376 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Tales of a Thaler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa's thaler coin had its origins in the 16th century as well, when the first Habsburg thalers were minted in an empire that then included Central Europe, the Low Countries and Spain with its American dominions.
		Maria Theresa entered into the Habsburg inheritance in 1740 on the death of her father, Emperor Charles VI.
		The Maria Theresa thaler was similarly enmeshed in political intrigue, hoarded in subterranean chambers and used by European governments in the purchase and rental of such strategic Arabian Sea and Red Sea ports as Aden and Massawa.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200301/tales.of.a.thaler.htm (3565 words)

	Encyclopedia: Maria Theresa of Austria
		Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI of Austria (October 1, 1685 â€“ October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, came first to the throne with the name Charles III of...
		Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII.
		Austria-Este is now the surname, and a sort of title, which purports to continue the tradition of the extinguished Italian princely and feudal family of Este, as well as their Duchy of Modena.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maria-Theresa-of-Austria (3538 words)

	History Maria Theresa Taler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa succeeded her father, Charles VI, in 1740 at the age of 23.
		She was Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria (the title of Empress came in 1745 when her husband, Francis Stephen, was elected Holy Roman Emperor), and she defended her lands and rights courageously in the War of the Austrian Succession against Frederick of Prussia and his allies.
		After the death of the Empress, Joseph II permitted the mint at Günzburg (today in Bavaria, but at that time Austrian territory) to continue striking with the 1780 dies in order to meet the demand from the Middle East.
	www.austrian-mint.at /e/mtthist.html (627 words)

	wpmaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maria Theresa always remained faithful to her husband even though he was not faithful to her.
		Maria Theresa's court was known for its wonderful music, but she based her opinion of musicians more on performance qualities rather than actual talent.
		Maria Theresa expected her artists (musicians, poets, artists, painters) to be able to perform embellished themes in an elegant manner.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /Blair/Courses/MUSL243/wpmaria.htm (840 words)

	Maria Theresa of Austria
		Modesty and monarchy: rethinking Empress Maria Theresa at Schonbrunn.
		The army of Maria Theresa: The armed forces of Imperial Austria, 1740-1780 (Historic armies and navies)
		Maria Theresa and the House of Austria, (Men and their times)
	www.veryhappening.com /things/maria_theresa_of_austria (91 words)

	Princess bridal museum quality tiara inspired by Maria Theresa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Therefore, it wasn't unusual that the fate of the eighteenth century Empress of Austria, Maria Theresa, had been decided when she was barely six years old.
		Maria Theresa's life mirrored that of a twenty-first century woman's in that she had to balance family with a weighty career.
		Maria Theresa was beloved by her people, but even while she took her responsibilities as Empress seriously, she still managed to give birth to sixteen beautiful children.
	www.princessbridetiaras.com /newsite/pbt_products/No212R.shtml (558 words)

	Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor : Emperor Leopold II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leopold II (1747-1792), Roman emperor, and grand-duke of Tuscany, son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, was born in Vienna on May 5, 1747.
		On the death of his elder brother Charles in 1761 it was decided that he should succeed to his father's grand duchy of Tuscany, which was erected into a "secundogeniture" or apanage for a second son.
		This settlement was the condition of his marriage on August 5, 1764 with Maria Louisa, daughter of III of Spain">Charles III of Spain, and on the death of his father Francis I (August 13, 1765) he succeeded to the grand duchy.
	www.termsdefined.net /em/emperor-leopold-ii.html (1567 words)

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		Sitter: Theresa (Susey Helen), Marchioness of Londonderry, née Chetwynd-Talbot (1856-1919).
		Then all her beautiful pearl necklaces were looped on the bodice of her dress with a magnificent rivière of huge single stones; in fact, her bodice was a blaze of brilliants, with diamond clasps holding the train on the shoulders and diamonds sewn even to the front of her skirt.
		Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780); Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia [reigned 1740-1780]; consort of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I [reigned 1745-1765].
	lafayette.150m.com /lon1505.html (560 words)

	Era of Maria Theresa: The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn: UNESCO Culture Sector
		Empress Maria Theresa was the only female ruler among the Habsburgs.
		Here, Maria Theresa held secret meetings with her advisors and made political decisions.
		At the height of her reign, Maria Theresa also devoted her energy to refurbishing the palace.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26075&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (336 words)

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