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Maria Theresa

By the time of his death in 1740, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, had done everything possible to secure the succession to the throne of his daughter, Maria Theresa, but practically nothing to train her how to rule. Nevertheless, Maria Theresa managed by common sense, charm, and expert advice to negotiate a forty-year reign marked by secret diplomacy, shifting alliances, relentless warfare, and ruthless realpolitik. This short biography by the Oxford historian, James Franck Bright, describes her first thirty years on the throne.

Year of Publication: 1910Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 07 hours 11 minutes 42 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Prefatory Note Pamela Nagami	2:31
2	Ch. 1, Pt. 1: The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1743 Pamela Nagami	21:29
3	Ch. 1, Pt. 2: The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1743 Pamela Nagami	26:09
4	Ch. 2, Pt. 1: The War of Austrian Succession, 1743-1745 Pamela Nagami	19:38
5	Ch. 2, Pt. 2: The War of Austrian Succession, 1743-1745 Pamela Nagami	23:12
6	Ch. 3: The War of Austrian Succession, 1745-1748 Pamela Nagami	31:55
7	Ch. 4: Maria Theresa's Early Reforms, 1748-1757 Pamela Nagami	39:51
8	Ch. 5, Pt. 1: Change of the System of Alliances, 1748-1755 Pamela Nagami	20:34
9	Ch. 5, Pt. 2: Change of the System of Alliances, 1748-1755 Pamela Nagami	37:56
10	Ch. 6: Change of the System of Alliances, 1756-1757 Pamela Nagami	37:18
11	Ch. 7, Pt. 1: The Seven Years' War, 1757-1760 Pamela Nagami	29:35
12	Ch. 7, Pt. 2: The Seven Years' War, 1757-1760 Pamela Nagami	28:59
13	Ch. 8, Pt. 1: The Seven Years' War, 1760-1763 Pamela Nagami	21:32
14	Ch. 8, Pt. 2: The Seven Years' War, 1760-1763 Pamela Nagami	23:05
15	Ch. 9: Domestic Affairs, 1758-1765 Pamela Nagami	33:03
16	Ch. 10: Domestic Affairs, 1765-1770 Pamela Nagami	34:55