In The Shadow Of The Empress : The Defiant Lives Of Maria Theresa, Mother Of Marie Antoinette, And Her Daughters

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Chronicles the sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa--one of the most renowned women rulers in history--and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

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1700-1799

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Maria Christine, consort of Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1742-1798

Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780

Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780 Family

Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793

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9780316449311
9780316270380

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Electronic reproduction. New York Little, Brown and Company 2021 Available via World Wide Web

Contents:

Introduction
Maria Theresa. An imperial decree ; Archduchess of Austria ; Queen of Hungary ; Queen of Bohemia ; Holy Roman Empress ; Imperial affairs ; The Sisterhood of the Three Petticoats
Three Imperial princesses: Maria Christina, Maria Carolina, and Marie Antoinette. The favorite ; An archduchess in love ; The understudy ; Queen of Naples ; The little one ; Dauphine of France ; An imperial divide ; The Queen takes control ; Queen of France ; Diamonds and debt
In the shadow of the Empress. Betrayal in Brussels ; The Queen takes a stand ; A desperate gamble ; Terror and tragedy ; A death in Vienna ; The lady, the Lord Admiral, and the Queen ; The Corsican and the Queen
Epilogue

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