Скачать или смотреть The Tragic Fate of Maria Theresa’s 16 Children

Maria Theresa of Austria bore 16 children between 1737 and 1756 and deployed them across every major court in Europe — from Versailles to Naples, from Brussels to Cologne. It was the most ambitious dynastic strategy of the 18th century, governing a satellite population of nearly 40 million people.

Then smallpox, revolution, and Napoleon dismantled it piece by piece. 3 children died before they turned 17. One was executed by guillotine at 37. One abolished the death penalty for the first time in modern history. One built a navy of 150 warships and vowed vengeance to the grave. One recognized a teenage Beethoven and lost everything to the same revolution that killed his sister. What happened to all 16 of Maria Theresa's children — and where are the Habsburgs now?

This is a researched historical documentary created for educational purposes.