Maria Theresa's Focus on Children and Reforms

We are back with part 2 in the story of Maria Theresa. When we last left the Austrian princess, she was just starting to come into her own after a brutal battle for power.

Time stamps:

01:37 The Life of Maria Teresa: Early Years

06:17 Maria Teresa's Reforms: Education and Health

08:44 Maria Teresa's Personal Life and Family

09:28 Maria Teresa's Economic and Social Reforms

26:00 Maria Teresa's Religious Intolerance

33:39 Maria's Family Life and Marriage

34:07 Francis Steven's Sudden Death and Maria's Grief

42:10 Maria's Children and Their Marriages

48:37 Maria's Battle with Smallpox and Its Aftermath

59:18 Maria's Final Years and Legacy

Some sources:

https://biographics.org/maria-theresa-europes-most-powerful-emperor/ 

https://www.salutetovienna.com/maria-theresa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Kgk6neTDU

https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/1744-austrian-queen-expels-the-jews?cid=whaBoOr43726Th 

https://events.ceu.edu/2023-10-24/jewish-intercession-revoke-expulsion-jews-prague-1744-1745-activities-diego-daguilar#:~:text=When%20Prague%20was%20recovered%20toward,as%20neighboring%20Markgraviate%20of%20Moravia.

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