Maria Theresa was one of history's most powerful women, known for modernizing her empire while raising 16 children, 11 of ...

Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" On the occasion of the 300th birthday of Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780), many clichés about one of the most powerful women in history need to be ...

On Dec. 13, 1740, the Prussian king Frederick II slipped out of a masquerade ball and mounted his horse at the head of 27,000 well-drilled troops. Three days later, he crossed the frontier into ...

Historian Goldstone (Daughters of the Winter Queen) recounts in this fascinating saga the personalities and power struggles of Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, and three of her daughters, ...

All mothers affect their children's lives in obvious and unknowable ways. This Mother's Day we take a look at a mother whose influence on her children affected them personally, of course, as well as ...

Maria Theresa was a powerful historical figure known for reforming and modernizing her empire while raising 16 children, 11 ...

New biography on the occasion of the empress’ 300th birthday – historian Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger refutes clichés about one of the most powerful women in history: prosecution of Protestants and Jews ...