In the Shadow of the Empress
The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxi, 616 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780.
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780 -- Family.
Maria Christine, consort of Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1742-1798.
Maria Carolina, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1752-1814.
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793.
Europe -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780.
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780 -- Family.
Maria Christine, consort of Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1742-1798.
Maria Carolina, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1752-1814.
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793.
Europe -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Europe -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9780316449335
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HISTORY Europe Gol | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-591) and index.