CarveHerName

#OnThisDay, 12 May 1743, Maria Theresa Habsburg is crowned Queen of Bohemia and consolidates her position as the ruler of the Austrian empire. The Seven Year War was promoted by rival claims to the empire, and she worked to elevate her husband to be Holy Roman Emperor. After his death she co-ruled with her son.

She sponsored trials of smallpox inoculation, having lost three of her children to the disease.

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May 12, 2023 at 7:05amWeb
Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)May 12, 2023

@CarveHerName So, uhm, she was born to privilege, worked hard to consolidate that privilege, oversaw sending thousands to their deaths and oh hey, wouldn't you know, she tried to address a problem that affected her personally.

Sorry, I won't be carving her name anywhere.