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Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
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Historical region in the Czech Republic
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Holy Roman Emperor from 1742 to 1745
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