Editing Maria Theresa (section)

===Childbearing===
Maria Theresa gave birth to sixteen children in nineteen years from 1737 to 1756. Thirteen survived infancy, but only ten survived into adulthood. The first child, [[Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (born 1737)|Maria Elisabeth]] (1737–1740), was born a little less than a year after the wedding. The child's sex caused great disappointment and so would the births of [[Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1738)|Maria Anna]], the eldest surviving child, and [[Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (born 1740)|Maria Carolina]] (1740–1741). While fighting to preserve her inheritance, Maria Theresa gave birth to a son, [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph]], named after [[Saint Joseph]], to whom she had repeatedly prayed for a male child during the pregnancy. Maria Theresa's favourite child, [[Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen|Maria Christina]], was born on her 25th&nbsp;birthday, four days before the defeat of the Austrian army at [[Battle of Chotusitz|Chotusitz]]. Five more children were born during the war: (the second) [[Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (born 1743)|Maria Elisabeth]], [[Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (born 1745)|Charles]], [[Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma|Maria Amalia]], [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold]] and (the second) [[Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (stillborn 1748)|Maria Carolina]] (b. & d. 1748). During this period, there was no rest for Maria Theresa during pregnancies or around the births; the war and child-bearing were carried on simultaneously. Five children were born during the peace between the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] and the [[Seven Years' War]]: [[Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria|Maria Johanna]], [[Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria|Maria Josepha]], (the third) [[Maria Caroline of Austria|Maria Carolina]], [[Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este|Ferdinand]] and [[Marie Antoinette|Maria Antonia]]. She delivered her last child, [[Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria|Maximilian Francis]], during the Seven Years' War, aged 39.{{sfn|Mahan|1932|pp=266–271, 313}}{{sfn|Stollberg-Rilinger|2017|pp=291f}} Maria Theresa asserted that, had she not been almost always pregnant, she would have gone into battle herself.{{sfn|Holborn|1982|p=218}}