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Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa.
From 1740 to 1780, Maria Theresa held the following titles:
- Archduchess of Austria1
- Queen of Hungary1
- Queen of Bohemia1
While she was the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I (reigned 1745–1765) and the mother of the Holy Roman emperor Joseph II (reigned 1765–1790), she did not hold the title of Holy Roman empress in her own right, as the law at the time denied the imperial crown to women. She served as a co-regent in the Habsburg dominions alongside her husband and later her son.12