Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (; ; 20 March 176223 January 1770) was a daughter of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife, Isabella of Parma. By birth, she was a member of the ruling House of Habsburg.

Biography Archduchess Maria Theresa with her mother, Isabella of Parma, c. 1763-64.

Maria Theresa's parents, Archduke Joseph of Austria and Princess Isabella of Parma, were married in Vienna on 16 October 1760. In late 1761, Isabella became pregnant and on 20 March 1762, She was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, where many other members of the Habsburg family rest. Her tomb consists of an effigy that represents the young Archduchess sleeping on a bed, covered by a blanket, with her hands towards the sky in sign of prayer and surrounded by the Holy Crown of Hungary and the crown of the Holy Roman Emperor.

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