Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa, 1765-1766. Maria Theresa (1717-1780) displays the trappings of power: she holds a sceptre and rests her hand on a gold crown. Her lace dress is embroidered with pearls and over her shoulders is an ermine-lined cloak. Maria Theresa was ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure (in her own right).
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