Maria Theresa, Habsburg Empress
About this episode
The episode explores how Maria Theresa navigated power dynamics in the Habsburg Empire as a female ruler.
How did a woman rise to power, and keep it, in the fiercely male-dominated Habsburg Empire? From her distrust of the Enlightenment to her religious intolerance, and from family strategy to imperial power, Maria Theresa was a remarkable ruler driven by discipline, faith, dynastic ambition, and political will. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger to discover how Maria Theresa held together a fractured empire, confronted war and court politics, and reshaped Europe. MORE Habsburg Women: Matriarchs of Power Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify When Women Ruled the Low Countries Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb
Guest: Professor Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
Topics covered
- Habsburg Empire
- Maria Theresa
- women in power
- political history
- Enlightenment
- European history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Habsburg Empire, History Hit, Epidemic Sounds
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