The Year of Maria Theresa: The tragic death of Maria Josepha
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Gabriela Johanna Antonia Anna), the twelfth child of Maria Theresa I, Holy Roman Empress and Francis of Lorraine, was born on 19 […]
Maria Josepha of Austria
The Year of Maria Theresa: Maria Josepha – The almost Queen of Naples
On 19 March 1751, Maria Theresa gave birth to her ninth daughter, Maria Josepha. She and her elder sister Maria Johanna were placed under the […]
The disinherited daughters of Joseph I
When Maria Theresa of Austria ascended the throne, it was due to her father’s efforts in getting the Mutual Pact of Succession amended into the Pragmatic Sanction […]
Maria Josepha of Saxony – Mother of Kings
On this day in history, Maria Josepha of Saxony died. Maria Josepha of Saxony is not really a well-known person, perhaps because the man she […]
