MARGARET THERESA — THE TERRIBLE PRICE OF A CROWN

A Habsburg Princess, a Dynasty's Obsession with Heirs, and a Life Cut Short at Twenty-One

She was painted by one of history's greatest artists, promised in marriage while still a child, and celebrated as an empress before she was old enough to understand the full weight of her crown.

But behind the silk gowns, magnificent portraits, and extravagant royal celebrations was a young woman whose life would end at just twenty-one.

For Margaret Theresa of Spain, being born a princess was not necessarily a privilege. It was an obligation.

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