Maria Teresa
Maria Teresa (1717-1780) She was a very significant figure in Austrian history. The world of great politics demanded about it at the moment, When her father died, leaving no male descendant. She wielded power by 40 years, during which she gave the world to sixteen children. One of them was Maria Antonina, The future wife of Louis XVI, which was covered with eternal infamy, unable to understand, Why did the starving French peasants not eat the cake. The fourth child of Maria Teresa in turn, Józef II, At birth, it weighed, trifle, 7 kilograms.
Maria Teresa managed to implement a number of light reforms, But despite this, she was considered a prudish and an avid anti -Semitic person (In her presence, Jews had to hide behind the screen). One of the less successful moves of the empress was the creation of the year 1752 Commission against immoral behavior, whose members broke into private homes with impunity in search of men flirting with ladies with a suspicious reputation. There was even the name of Casanova on the black list of the commission, who was attempted to be taken during his stay in Vienna. Fortunately, the activities of this infamous institution had a very short -term character.
This extremely harsh attitude of Maria Teresa in relation to men called Bawidamki stood in an open contrast with a lifestyle, Her husband Franciszek and, Extremely talented in the field of maneuvers. Despite the spouse's behavior that raises many doubts, Maria Teresa was very loyal to him, and after his sudden death in 1765 r. She never removed the funeral robes again. She entrusted power over the country to Józef II, and she found shelter in the Schonbrunn Castle, where the virtuous life led, which, Judging by quickly gaining weight, he served her very much. Her achievements have not been properly appreciated in life – It was only after death that she was recognized as a true mother of the Austrian nation.