Appendix
The following is a chronological statement of the more important events in the reign of Maria Theresa:
| 1717 | Birth of Maria Theresa. |
| 1731 | Acceptance of the Pragmatic Sanction. |
| 1733 | War with France on behalf of King of Poland. |
| 1736 | Marriage of Maria Theresa to Francis of Lorraine. |
| 1739 | Peace with Turkey. |
| 1740 | Death of Emperor Charles VI. |
| 1740 | Succession of Maria Theresa. |
| 1745 | Francis I elected Emperor. |
| 1741-45 | War of the Austrian Succession. |
| 1745 | Peace concluded at Dresden. |
| 1745-48 | War with France. |
| 1748 | Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle. |
| 1757-63 | Seven Years’ War. |
| 1763 | Peace concluded at Hubertsburg. |
| 1765 | Death of Emperor Francis I. |
| 1765 | Succession of Joseph II. |
| 1772 | Partition of Poland. |
| 1778-79 | War of the Bavarian Succession concluded, without bloodshed, by Peace of Teschen. |
| 1780 | Death of Maria Theresa. |
LIFE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
BIOGRAPHICAL ROMANCES
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY
GEORGE P. UPTON
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