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Out Of The Thrilling And Tempestuous Eighteenth Century Comes The Sweeping Family Saga Of Beautiful Maria Theresa, A Sovereign Of Extraordinary Strength And Vision, The Only Woman Ever To Inherit And Rule The Vast Habsburg Empire In Her Own Name, And Three Of Her Remarkable Daughters: Lovely, Talented Maria Christina, Governor-general Of The Austrian Netherlands; Spirited Maria Carolina, The Resolute Queen Of Naples; And The Youngest, Marie Antoinette, The Glamourous, Tragic Queen Of France, Perhaps The Most Famous Princess In History. Unfolding Against An Irresistible Backdrop Of Brilliant Courts From Vienna To Versailles, Embracing The Exotic Lure Of Naples And Sicily, This Epic History Of Maria Theresa And Her Daughters Is A Tour De Force Of Desire, Adventure, Ambition, Treachery, Sorrow, And Glory. Each Of These Women's Lives Was Packed With Passion And Heart-stopping Suspense. Maria Theresa Inherited Her Father's Thrones At The Age Of Twenty-three And Was Immediately Attacked On All Sides By Foreign Powers Confident That A Woman Would To Be Too Weak To Defend Herself. Maria Christina, A Gifted Artist, Who Alone Among Her Sisters Succeeded In Marrying For Love, Would Face The S

Author

Nancy Bazelon Goldstone

Publisher

Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474609890

Subjects

History, Humanities