So, the Habsburg dynasty begins to manifest itself. Maria Theresa, we already know and remember. And this is her husband Franz Stefan. It was after his death that she became empress, who gained fame, often greater than many emperors. The equestrian statue of Franz Stefan was created by sculptor Valtasar Ferdinand Jr. He was born in Innsbruck the same year that Maria Theresa was born. He was the court sculptor of the Habsburgs, and his sculpture of Franz Stephan on horseback is considered the first equestrian sculpture in Austria. Translated with Google Translate