Career
She was the niece of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the great general and statesman of imperial Austria, and a patron of the arts Upon Eugene"s death in 1736, Maria Anna Victoria inherited his estate in Austria, which she then proceeded to quickly sell off at cut rate prices. His mansions, art collections, wartime medals, and the sword given to him by Anne, Queen of Great Britain, for his part in the War of the Spanish Succession were sold.
Nothing was spared.
She then lived for a time in France, and eventually died in Turin, Italy, in 1763 at the age of 80.