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- Maria Theresa - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1717-80). Called "the most human of the Hapsburgs," Maria Theresa was a key figure in the complex politics of Europe in the 1700s. Her father, the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, tried to ensure her succession to his domains. She devoted much of her life to the fight to keep her lands.