Officially, it wasn't hers but her husbands throne. Her father was emperor Charles VI and she was born after her brother (the future emperor) had died. Charles VI never had another son. It was decided, since it was not done to have a woman reign the country, that her husband would be emperor, though he never effectively executed any reign, his wife, Maria Theresa did, becoming the first woman to reign a European country.
Maria Theresa, archduchess of Austria was the eldest daughter of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
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She was born and she died in Vienna, Austria.
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Frederick II, also known as Frederick the Great, became the King of Prussia in 1740, the same year Maria Theresa ascended to the throne of Austria. His reign marked significant military and administrative reforms that strengthened Prussia. Frederick II is known for his role in the War of the Austrian Succession, which directly involved Austria and Prussia.
Maria Theresa was the only female ruler of the Habsburg Empire which comprised Austria, Hungary, Bohemia among other European possessions.
Before becoming queen, Maria Theresa was the Archduchess of Austria. Born on May 13, 1717, she was the only surviving child of Emperor Charles VI and his wife, Elisabeth Christine. Maria Theresa ascended to the throne as the Queen of Hungary and the Queen of Bohemia after her father's death in 1740, marking the beginning of her reign as a significant monarch in European history.