A Dinner with Maria Theresa
World History 2
Dinner Essay Assignment
If I could invite one person from history to dinner, living or deceased, I think I would invite Maria Theresa. I would like to have dinner with her because she seems like she was a very interesting ruler. She was born in 1717 and became the Hapsburg empress of Austria at age 23 after her father Charles VI died. She was the first female ruler of any of the Hapsburg lands. She was determined to remain in power and ended up ruling for forty years. She nurtured 16 children, including three future European rulers. She was known for her courage, warmth and beauty. During her reign she appointed superb advisors who helped her with many things including making Vienna became a center for music and the arts. If I were to have dinner with Maria Theresa I would have some questions about her life and her reign. My first question would be, “What was your biggest fear about taking over the throne of the Holy Roman Empire as the first female ruler?” Everyone has fears going into new changes into their life especially large and very important changes. I would like to know how she felt about this very large change in her life and how she felt about taking all this responsibility into her hands. My second question would be, “What would you say your greatest achievement in was?” Many people view their achievements differently than people looking in at their life. I would like to know what she felt she did the best at that time, instead of what we feel she did the best at looking back at her life. My final question for Maria Theresa would be, “If you could go back and change one thing about your life what would it be?” Everyone has regrets about their life, the things they have done, and the outcomes of their actions. If she could look back on her life now and see how things turned out I wonder what she would regret and wish she could of done differently. I think I would have a very pleasant time having dinner with Maria Theresa.
Dinner Essay Assignment
If I could invite one person from history to dinner, living or deceased, I think I would invite Maria Theresa. I would like to have dinner with her because she seems like she was a very interesting ruler. She was born in 1717 and became the Hapsburg empress of Austria at age 23 after her father Charles VI died. She was the first female ruler of any of the Hapsburg lands. She was determined to remain in power and ended up ruling for forty years. She nurtured 16 children, including three future European rulers. She was known for her courage, warmth and beauty. During her reign she appointed superb advisors who helped her with many things including making Vienna became a center for music and the arts. If I were to have dinner with Maria Theresa I would have some questions about her life and her reign. My first question would be, “What was your biggest fear about taking over the throne of the Holy Roman Empire as the first female ruler?” Everyone has fears going into new changes into their life especially large and very important changes. I would like to know how she felt about this very large change in her life and how she felt about taking all this responsibility into her hands. My second question would be, “What would you say your greatest achievement in was?” Many people view their achievements differently than people looking in at their life. I would like to know what she felt she did the best at that time, instead of what we feel she did the best at looking back at her life. My final question for Maria Theresa would be, “If you could go back and change one thing about your life what would it be?” Everyone has regrets about their life, the things they have done, and the outcomes of their actions. If she could look back on her life now and see how things turned out I wonder what she would regret and wish she could of done differently. I think I would have a very pleasant time having dinner with Maria Theresa.