Conversations: Seven Daughters of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, w/ Veronica Buckley
In this episode of History Shorts Podcast, we dive into the fascinating lives of the seven daughters of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria—Marianna, Marie Christine, Elisabeth, Amalie, Josepha, Carolina, and the youngest, Marie Antoinette. These royal sisters were strategic pawns in 18th-century dynastic politics, married off across Europe to secure alliances amid Enlightenment ideals, wars, and the revolutionary storms that followed. Historian Veronica Buckley joins us to discuss her new book, Seven Sisters: Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe's First Family (Viking, March 2026). DON'T…
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