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=Maria Theresa - Archduchess of Austria (1740-1780)=

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Here is a painting of Maria Theresa

About Maria Theresa
She was born on the 13th of May in 1717. She ascended the throne in 1740 when her father, Charles VI, died. His father also issued the Pragmatic Sanction, which is what really gave her the right to inherit the throne. She was catholic and actually married for love. She had 16 children and cared for all of them.

Accomplishments and their effect on their countries
She gave money to universities to make them be better educated, and made autopsies mandatory for every hospital death to help figure out why they were being caused. These autopsies helped scientists later help discover more things about cancer and other diseases. She introduced an act that had mandatory education, and helped reform laws about the "enlightened absolutism." She was most famous for these reformations and laws. These things also had a very positive effect on Austria because of how much it improved the country.