Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
1773–1832 (age 59)
Biography
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1773–1832) was an aristocratic woman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, connected to both the Austrian and Este dynasties through her lineage. Her life spanned the tumultuous Napoleonic period and the subsequent Congress of Vienna, witnessing profound transformations in European political structures.
Her burial at the Basilica of Superga in Turin, the royal necropolis of the House of Savoy, indicates her marriage into the Piedmontese royal family and her elevated status within European nobility. Her long life of 59 years connected her to multiple generations of European aristocratic society.