When Life Gives You Lemons | The Life & Times of Maria Theresa (ft. M.Laser!)

Back again to a country that used be a great power once too, guys! Though looking at Austria now you wouldn't know it. But how Austria fell apart is another story, today we're looking at the time Austria almost fell apart but didn't thanks to Maria Theresa (along with, y'know, her generals and administration and stuff). We've got a World War before World Wars were cool, we've got Cold War-esque meddling in other countries' affairs before that was cool, we've got Carolus Rex who's always been cool, so come on down! Oh yeah and we've got Frederick the Great making Maria's life complicated. A lot of that, actually.

And for those of you who are studying for AP Euro, that means we've got the War of Polish Succession, the Pragmatic Sanction, the War of Austrian Succession, the Diplomatic Revolution, and the big bad Seven Years War. God I love it when a video is actually relevant for once.

Feature History's video on the Seven Years War:    • Видео  

Footnotes:

1:04 Yes I know it's the East India Company, let me have my fun

1:09 This is a frame stolen from a short film I worked on and am therefore obligated to promote, which you can find here:    • MONOPOLY: The Sketch   I still think the YouTube-added contrast looks weird, maybe you can change my co-director's mind. But man this shot looks good.

1:12 Charles VI did get one son, but he died at the ripe old age of seven months, so there's some more Alternate History fuel to add to this video, as if there wasn't enough already.

4:05 Kids complain about it being mandatory, that is. Not trying to pass judgement on public education in formerly Habsburg lands

5:12 The battle of Karansebes. Google it, it's hilarious

5:20 There are still Habsburg-Lorraines around, though, Europe couldn't get rid of them that easily.

Music (in order of appearance):

Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past (0:14)

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 6 in D aka "Morning" (0:22)

Sabaton - Carolus Rex (1:24)

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 45 in F# Minor aka "Farewell" (1:45)

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet Op. 33 no. 6 in D Major (4:26)

Kevin Macleod - Zazie (5:35)

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