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The Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies (Czech: Tereziánský ústav šlechtičen), officially the Imperial and Royal Theresian Stift for Noble Ladies in the Castle of Prague, was a Catholic monastic chapter of secular canonesses in Hradčany that admitted women from impoverished noble families from 1753 until 1918.
In 1766 she became abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague. Soon thereafter she moved to Klagenfurt and remained there for the rest of her life. Her palace in Klagenfurt, the Mariannengasse , now houses the Episcopal Palace.
The Teresian Institute of Noble Ladies owned the castle and the Ledeč estate almost 200 years, until the end of the First World War. On the basis of the land reform, the estate and the castle were transferred to the administration of the newly established Czechoslovak state.
Michaela Žáková, Ph.D. called Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies at Prague Castle has been published by Národní archiv. The topic of the monograph is the Institute for Noblewomen in Prague, which from its founding by Maria Theresa in 1755 served as an institute for unmarried women of the old noble families.
Aug 16, 2021 · From 1834 to 1835, she was abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague, founded in 1755 by Empress Maria Theresa to serve as a religious order for impoverished noblewomen. The noblewomen were not required to take vows of celibacy and were allowed to leave to marry.
Oct 4, 2023 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. The former palace of the Rožmberk familiy at Prague castle got converted in 1755 into convent for gentlewomen by empress Maria Theresia. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. Institution of Noble Ladies of the Prague Castle in art (1 C, 2 F)
