Maria Theresa of Austria even placed the weight of her youngest ... A simple funeral ceremony was held, and by nine in the evening, the heart was in the crypt, paving the way for subsequent Habsburgs.

First of all, Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was never actually crowned empress. As the only female ruler in the House of Habsburg, she was the Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.

the room containing the coffin of Empress Maria Theresa suffered serious damage from bomb splinters. According to Grubits, the dignity of the crypt as a cemetery spared it from looting.

Maria Theresa was an avid card player but it was often more than ... She died on 29 November and was buried in Vienna's Imperial Crypt next to her husband. Upon hearing of her death, her lifelong ...

Maria Theresa,' Austria's answer to 'The Crown,' has sold widely, with Walter's Choice taking U.S. rights to the Austrian limited series and sales group Beta Film closing deals across Europe.

Uniworld’s newest luxury passenger vessel, the S.S. Maria Theresa, is being billed as its most majestic ship to date, but members of the media and public won't be able to step foot on it until ...

To mark her 300th birthday we explore the imperial domains of Maria Theresa in and around Vienna. She might not have been made the sole leader, but as first lady she had a lot of influence.

In late October, the emperor Charles VI had died without a male heir, leaving the chaotic jumble of territories that made up the Habsburg patrimony to his 23-year-old daughter, Maria Theresa.