Maria Theresa was born on May 13, 1717 in Vienna, Austria. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and his wife, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel welcomed their first daughter, Maria Theresa and she was born at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Marias father was the last remaining male heir to the Habsburg throne, so before she was born, fearing that he might not produce a son that could rule the Kingdom. Maria’s Theresa’s education and upbringing were typical of a princess's at the time. Her studies focused on lighthearted skills thinking they would benefit her but instead the benefitted a young nobleman. Despite the fact of that she didnt have a brother still she was the only child and increasing the chance to inherit the Habsburg throne,