Maria Theresa has been a ratings hit across what used to be the Habsburg Empire, with strong performances on Austria’s public broadcaster ORF and on public channels in the Czech Republic and ...

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.

A sculpture of Empress Maria Theresa made out of white Carrara marble used to decorate the Danube embankment. The monument by local artist Ján Fadrus was unveiled in 1897. Born in Bratislava ...

The biography of Maria Theresa is, amongst others, the result of a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) from 2015 until 2016. Literature: Stollberg ...

Campaigners placed the Muslim veil over the statue of Maria Theresa, one of Vienna’s most famous monuments, to protest against the “Islamisation of Austria”. Right-wing group, the ...