Complete the sentence about Maria Theresa with the correct year: Leopold Clement of Lorraine was first considered to be the appropriate suitor, and he was supposed to visit Vienna and meet the Archduchess in ______.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 1723

Maria Theresa was Archduchess of Austria before she became ruler of the Habsburg monarchy. Leopold Clement of Lorraine was first thought the right suitor and was meant to visit Vienna and meet her in 1723. Those plans ended when he died of smallpox that same year, after which his younger brother Francis Stephen was invited to Vienna.

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