In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters

by Nancy Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

Book Overview

The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa--one of the most renowned women rulers in history--and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, a sovereign of uncommon strength and vision, the only woman ever to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg Empire in her own...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316449334
• ISBN13: 9780316449335
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"