Maria Theresa: Meaning and Definition of

Ma•ri•a The•re•sa

Pronunciation: (mu-rē'u tu-rā'su, -zu), [key]
  1. 1717–80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette). German,
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