Marriage The question of Maria Theresa's marriage was raised early in her childhood. Leopold Clement of Lorraine was first considered to be the appropriate suitor, and he was supposed to visit Vienna and meet the Archduchess in 1723. These plans were forestalled by his death from smallpox that year.
Marriage The question of Maria Theresa's marriage was raised early in her childhood Leopold Clement of Lorraine was first considered to be the appropriate suitor and he was supposed to visit Vienna and meet the Archduchess in 1723 These plans were forestalled by his death from smallpox that year