Maria Theresa: EmpressA major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa: Empress presents the story of the single most powerful woman in eighteenth century Europe. At just twenty three, Maria Theresa succeeded to the Habsburg domains, only to find them contested by almost every power in Europe. Over the next forty years, she became a fierce leader and opponent, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children. In this engrossing