Portrait of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Archduchess Maria Anna (October 6, 1738 – November 19, 1789) was the second and eldest surviving daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria. She was heiress presumptive between 1740 and 1741, until her brother Joseph (later Joseph II) was born. Image File history File links Archduchess_Maria_Anne_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Archduchess_Maria_Anne_of_Austria. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Francis I Silver coin of Francis I, dated 1754. ... Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria The worlds most famous coin, a silver taler of Maria Theresa, dated 1780 Maria Theresa (German: ; May 13, 1717–November 29, 1780) was Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740–80). ... An heir presumptive is one who is first in line to inherit a title or property, such as a monarchy, because there is not yet an heir apparent. ... Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (Joseph Benedict August Johannes Anton Michel Adam) (March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ...

Maria Anna was intelligent but crippled. Unable to find a royal husband, she was made Abbess of the Imperial and Royal Convent for noble ladies in Prague with the promise of 80,000 florins per year. Later, she gave up the Prague position and became Abbess of Klagenfurt with a smaller provision. Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ...