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Author:

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon, author.

Title:

In the shadow of the empress : the defiant lives of Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette, and her daughters / Nancy Goldstone.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxi, 616 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Subject:

Maria Theresa,--Empress of Austria,--1717-1780.
Maria Theresa,--Empress of Austria,--1717-1780--Family.
Maria Christine,--consort of Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen,--1742-1798.
Maria Carolina,--Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies,--1752-1814.
Marie Antoinette,--Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,--1755-1793.
Europe--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Europe--History--18th century.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-591) and index.

Summary:

Chronicles the sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa -- one of the most renowned women rulers in history -- and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

ISBN:

0316449334
9780316449335

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1230230160

LCCN:

2041815446

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