Maria Theresa - The Habsburg Empress in Her Time

Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional empress within her time while dispelling the myths surrounding her. A panoramic work of scholarship that brings Europe's age of empire spectacularly to life, Maria Theresa paints an unforgettable portrait of the uncompromising yet singularly charismatic woman who left her enduring mark on the era in which she lived and reigned.

About the author

Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is professor of early modern history at the University of Münster and rector of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. Her books include The Holy Roman Empire: A Short History (Princeton) and The Emperor’s Old Clothes: Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire. Robert Savage is the author of Hölderlin After the Catastrophe and has translated books by some of Germany’s leading intellectuals and historians.

Summary

A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and ruleMaria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by ene

Additional text

"This sweeping work . . . . will stand as the definitive study for many years to come."---Tony Barber, Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Stollberg-rilin, Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, Stollberg-Rilinger Barbara
• Assisted by: Savage Robert (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780691179063
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17906-3
• No. of pages: 1104
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 240 mm x 65 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, European History, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Biography: historical, political and military, Austro-Hungarian Empire