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Metadata
Title |
In the shadow of the empress : the defiant lives of Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette, and her daughters |
Call# |
Biog. (Maria Theresa, Empress) |
Author |
Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon, author. |
Object Name |
Book |
Object ID |
51076 |
Publisher |
Little, Brown and Company, |
Published Date |
2021. |
Summary |
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 |
18th century History Empresses Royalty Women in history |
People |
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780 Maria Christine, consort of Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1742-1798 Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 |
Physical Description |
xxi, 616 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |