#belle #janeeyre #theborgias <br />Political marriages were intended to secure Maria Theresa's empire. Her children had to submit to political expediency. Disappointed, Francis Stephen increasingly withdrew to Hof Palace. With the heir to the throne, Archduke Joseph, a liberal rival to his mother and a bitter opponent of his father was growing up. His marriage to Isabella of Parma would be both his greatest joy and his deepest sorrow. Starring: Marie-Luise Stockinger (Season 1) Stefanie Reinsperger (Season 2), Ursula Strauss (Season 3)
