Description:
Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina (1717-1780) Autograph Note Initialed, Vienna, 6 September 1780. [Together with] a secretarial receipt signed, 7 September 1780, folio, laid bifolium inscribed on one page, 12 1/4 x 8 in. The note a small 12mo-format sheet, dated and initialed, 6 x 4 in. Both documents in good condition. (2)
Maria Theresia was the last leader of the House of Habsburg, and its only female head. She served for forty years and gave birth to sixteen children.
Estimate $300-500
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Keywords
Maria Theresia, Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia, Theresia Walburga Amalia ChristinaJohn Dorfman
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