MARIA THERESA (1717 - 1780) Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary, lost Silesia and Austrian lands in Italy, allied herself with France bringing on the Seven Years War. Handsome manuscript D.S. "Maria Theresa" 1p. legal folio, Vienna, Oct. 20, 1760, an ornately scripted document in Latin, not translated. Countersigned by Count NICHOLAS PALFFY, Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece. Very good condition, with integral address leaf bearing remnants of original seal, very attractive for display.