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Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen

1742 - 1798

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Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (Maria Christina Johanna Josepha Antonia; 13 May 1742 – 24 June 1798), was the fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Married in 1766 to Prince Albert of Saxony, the couple received the Duchy of Teschen, and she was appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands jointly with her husband during 1781–1789 and 1791–1792. After two expulsions from the Netherlands (in 1789 and 1792), she lived with her husband in Vienna until her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen is the 1,920th most popular politician (down from 1,528th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Austria (down from 100th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Austrian Politician.

Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the wife of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. She was also the Regent of the Austrian Empire from 1814 until 1848, as well as the mother of Emperor Francis I of Austria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ranks 1,920 out of 19,576. Before her are Roman Herzog, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Bonne of Luxembourg, Oruç Reis, Empress Myeongseong, and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. After her are Olaf II of Denmark, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Emeric, King of Hungary, Cheoljong of Joseon, Amasis II, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1742, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ranks 5. Before her are Pope Pius VII, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, and Yemelyan Pugachev. After her are Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, James Wilson, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Nicolas Leblanc, David Bushnell, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, and Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart. Among people deceased in 1798, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ranks 4. Before her are Giacomo Casanova, Luigi Galvani, and Stanisław August Poniatowski. After her are James Wilson, Tarrare, George Read, Rigas Feraios, George Vancouver, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Heraclius II of Georgia, and Christian Gottlob Neefe.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ranks 131 out of 1,424. Before her are Alois Brunner (1912), Geli Raubal (1908), Milutin Milanković (1879), Richard Kuhn (1900), Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857), and Josef Breuer (1842). After her are Georg Trakl (1887), Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), Heinrich Harrer (1912), Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), and Maria Josepha of Austria (1699).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ranks 47. Before her are Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754), Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816), Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (1679), Heinz Fischer (1938), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633). After her are Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), Maria Josepha of Austria (1699), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745), Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), Maria Mandl (1912), and Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349).

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