- Maria Theresa Of Austria
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, Archduchess of Austria, was (reigning) Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Maria Theresa was the oldest daughter of Emperor Charles VI, who promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction to allow her to succeed to the Habsburg monarchy, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Opposition to her acceding to the throne led to the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (or Charles I of Spain) (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands (1506-1555), King of Aragon (1516-1556), King (until 1555 on behalf of his mother the queen Joana I) of Castile (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and Holy Roman Emperor (1530-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558). - Mary Of Burgundy
Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, called Mary the Rich (February 13, 1457 - March 27, 1482), Duchess of Burgundy, was the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon. Her mother died in 1465, but Mary was on very good terms with her step-mother Margaret of York, whom Charles married in 1468. - Anne Of Austria
Anne of Austria (September 22, 1601 - January 20, 1666) was Queen Consort of France and Navarre and regent for her son, Louis XIV of France. During her relatively brief regency (1643-1651) Cardinal Mazarin served as France's chief minister. - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (name in full: "Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician") Habsburg (June 9, 1640 - May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margarita of Austria. - Philip I of Castile
Philip the Handsome was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Burgundian state the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Joanna the Mad he briefly succeeded to the kingdom of Castile. He was the first Habsburg ruler in Spain and his successors recognized him as Philip I of Spain. - Margaret Of Austria
Margaret of Austria (December 25, 1584-October 3, 1611), Queen of Spain and Portugal, was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria, and the sister of the Emperor Ferdinand II. She married Philip III of Spain on 18 April 1599. Margaret was a great patroness of the arts. She was very influential in palace life. She was the mother of: * Anne of Austria (1601 - 1666), who became Queen of France; wife of King Louis XIII of France. - Elisabeth Of Austria
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, was a Polish-Lithuanian queen. In Polish, she is known as "Elżbieta Rakuszanka" and "Elżbieta Austriaczka", both names meaning "Elisabeth of Austria", or "Elżbieta Habsburżanka", meaning "Elisabeth of Habsburg". She was the daughter of Albert II of Germany (1397-1439) and his wife Elisabeth (1409-42), heiress of Bohemia. She was a princess of Hungary, princess of Bohemia, and duchess of Austria. - Elisabeth Of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria (July 9, 1526 - June 15, 1545) was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. On May 5, 1543 she was married to King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, who was her paternal first cousin. She died young however, without producing an heir and was interred in the Cathedral of Vilnius. Sigismund married twice more, first to Barbara Radziwill (by whom he had no children), … - Elisabeth Of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria, was born an Archduchess of Austria, and later became Queen of France. She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain. She was married to Charles IX of France for three and a half years, until his death. Elisabeth enjoyed a privileged and secluded childhood in Vienna, where she and her many siblings were raised as devout Catholics. With her flawless white skin, long blonde hair and perfect physique, … - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I of Habsburg (March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He expanded the influence of the House of Habsburg through both war and marriage. He is often referred to as "The Last Knight". - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. He was first the Archduke of Austria from 1521-1564. After the death of Louis II, Ferdinand ruled as King of Bohemia and Hungary (1526–1564). After his brother Charles V abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor in 1556, Ferdinand reigned as emperor (formally beginning in 1558) until his death. - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 - February 15, 1637), of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1619-1637. He was also the Archduke of Styria (Inner Austria) from 1590-1637, King of Bohemia from 1617-1619 and again from 1620-1637, as well as King of Hungary from 1618-1625. A devout Catholic, his recognition as King of Bohemia and suppression of Protestantism precipitated the early events of the Thirty Years' War. - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick III of Habsburg (September 21 1415 - August 19, 1493) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. Born in Innsbruck, he was the son of Duke Ernest the Iron from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.e. Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, and of Ernest's wife Cymburgis of Masovia. As an Austrian Habsburg Duke, he became Frederick V in 1424. - Anna Of Austria
Anna of Austria, or Anna of Habsburg was Queen of Poland and Sweden. She was a daughter of Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia (1503-1547), daughter of King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix. Her maternal grandparents were Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and Anne Habsburg of Austria. Anna was also a younger sister of Ferdinand II, … - Anna Of Austria
Anna of Austria (Cigales, Valladolid, November 1 1549-Badajoz, October 26 1580), was Queen of Spain and Portugal. She was the first daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain. She was born in Spain, but lived in Vienna from the age of four. She was betrothed to Don Carlos, son of Philip II and heir to the Spanish throne, but he died in 1568. Philip II lost his third wife in the same year and a marriage was arranged between Anna and Philip II, … - Anna Of Austria
Anna of Austria was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503-1547). She was engaged several times as a child, first to Prince Theodor of Bavaria (1526-1534), then to Charles of Orleans (1522-1545), but both died young. Anna finally married on July 4, 1546 in Regensburg at the age of 17, Duke Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, the brother of her first fiancé. The wedding gift was 50.000 Guilder. - Margaret Of Parma
Margaret, Duchess of Parma (28 December 1522 - 18 January 1586) governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V. Her mother, Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, a servant of Charles de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, was a Fleming. Margaret was brought up by the Douwrin family, and later by her great-aunt, Margaret of Austria, and her aunt, Maria of Austria, … - John Of Austria
Juan of Austria (February 24, 1547 - October 1, 1578), also known as Don Juan of Austria, Don John of Austria, and Juan de Austria, was an illegitimate son of King Carlos I of Spain (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). Juan was a military leader whose most famous victory was in the naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Note: "Don" is a Spanish honorific and is not a name or an abbreviation of one. - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, (German Karl VI; in full Karl Josef Franz) Holy Roman Emperor (October 1, 1685 - October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg. As pretender to the thrones of Castile and Aragon, he was known as Charles III from 1703 to 1711. - Maria Anna Of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria (21 March, 1551- 29 April, 1608) was daughter of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and Anne Habsburg of Austria. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503-1547), daughter of King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix. Maria Anna married her maternal uncle, Charles II of Austria. They had fifteen children: * Ferdinand (b./d. 1572) * Anna of Austria (1573-1598), … - Maria Anna Of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria (8 December 1574 - 8 March 1616) was daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata von Lothringen. on 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. They had seven children: * Archduchess Christine (1601-1601) * Archduke Charles (1603-1603) * Archduke John-Charles, born on November 1 1605 died at 14 on December 28 1619 *Ferdinand III (July 13, 1608-April 2, 1657) *Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (January 13, … - Maria Anna Of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria (8 December 1574 - 8 March 1616) was daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata von Lothringen. on 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. They had seven children: * Archduchess Christine (1601-1601) * Archduke Charles (1603-1603) * Archduke John-Charles, born on November 1 1605 died at 14 on December 28 1619 *Ferdinand III (July 13, 1608-April 2, 1657) *Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (January 13, … - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 31, 1527 - October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 until his death. He was a member of the of the House of Habsburg. - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 - April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 - 1657. - Maria Theresa Of Spain
Maria Theresa of Spain was the queen consort of France as wife of Louis XIV of France. She was called, in France, "Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche": her paternal aunt, Anne of Austria (1601 - 1666), also a Spanish princess, also used the Austrian archducal title which the Spanish Habsburgs still bore. - Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (also known as Fernando and as Ferdinand von Österreich), Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal, Infante of Spain, Archbishop of Toledo (1619-41), and commander during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) - Elisabeth Christine Of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Holy Roman Empress by her marriage to Emperor Charles VI. She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress Maria Theresa. Elisabeth Christine was the eldest daughter of Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife Christine Louise, Princess of Ottingen. At age 13 Elisabeth Christine became engaged to the future Charles VI, … - Anna Of Bohemia And Hungary
Anna, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as "Anna Jagellonica" (July 23, 1503 - January 27, 1547) was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans, and heiress of the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the elder child and only daughter of king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (1456-1516) and his fourth wife Anna of Foix-Candale. She was an older sister of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, … - Maria Anna Of Spain
Maria Anna, also known as HRH, Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austra, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Burgundy, Princess of the Low Countries, and after marriage, HIRM The Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was later a Holy Roman Empress and queen of Hungary. She was a younger sister of Anne of Austria and Philip IV of Spain. - Maria Of Spain
Maria of Spain (Madrid, June 21, 1528 - Villa Monte, February 26, 1603) was the first daughter of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. She was also the wife of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. At the request of her father, she and her husband were regents of Spain, in his absence. In 1552, they moved to live in Vienna. They had sixteen children: *Anne of Austria (November 1, 1549 - October 26, 1580). Married Philip II of Spain. She was the mother of Philip III of Spain. - Eleonore-Magdalena Of Neuburg
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg was empress of Austria as wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Born in Düsseldorf, Eleonore was the oldest daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and his wife Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among her siblings were Maria Sophia, wife of Peter II of Portugal and Maria Anna, wife of Charles II of Spain. She married Leopold I in 1676. As his first two wives had not produced an heir, expectations were high. - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Of Austria
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (Wiener Neustadt January 5 1614 -Vienna November 20 1662), was a military commander, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1647 to 1656, and a patron of the arts. He is also known as Leopold Wilhelm von Habsburg but as a son of the Emperor carried the title Archduke of Austria. He was the youngest son of Ferdinand II of Habsburg and of Maria-Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616), daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria. - Joan Of Spain
Joanna of Austria (in Castilian, "Juana", 24 June, 1535 - 7 September, 1573), Infanta of Spain, of the Habsburg family. She was born in Madrid to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (who was the first king of united Spain, officially King of Aragon and King of Castile) and his consort Infanta, Isabel of Portugal, daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal. As such, Juana was an Archduchess of Austria, Infanta of Castile and of Aragon, princess of Burgundy and Flanders, … - Balthasar Charles Prince of Asturias
Balthasar Charles of Spain, Prince of Asturias and Portugal was the eldest son of King Philip IV of Spain and III of Portugal and his first wife, Elisabeth of Bourbon. He was born on 17 October 1629 in Madrid, and died 9 March 1646 in Zaragoza at the age of sixteen. He bore the titles Prince of Asturias and Prince of Portugal. Prince Baltasar Carlos was depicted in a number of portraits by Diego de Velázquez. <br/> - Maria Anna Of Austria
Maria Anna Eleanor Wilhelmina Josepha of Austria was archduchess of Austria and duchess of Lorraine. She and Maria Theresa of Austria were the only surviving children of emperor Charles VI of Austria and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. The two sisters were raised in the Kaiserhof in Vienna. She fell in love with Charles Alexander of Lorraine, the younger brother of Maria Theresa's husband, Francis Stephen. There was a lot of resistance against a marriage, … - Maria Anna Of Austria
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Born in Graz, her parents were Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor of Habsburg and Maria Anna of Bavaria. She married Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria on the 15 July 1635 in Vienna, was the mother to Ferdinand Maria, elector of Bavaria ("de Bavière (Wittelsbach)") and Maximilian Philip ("Landgrave, de Bavière (Wittelsbach), de Leuchtenberg"). - Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph I (July 26, 1678 - April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, was the elder son of the emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleanora, Countess Palatine, daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine. Born in Vienna, he was educated strictly by Prince Dietrich Otto von Salm and became a good linguist. In 1687 he received the crown of Hungary and became King of the Romans on January 6, 1690. - Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Matthias (February 24 1557 - March 20 1619) of the House of Habsburg reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1612-1619, as King of Hungary from 1608-1619 (as Matthias II), and as King of Bohemia from 1611-1617. Matthias was born in the Austrian capital of Vienna to Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain. Matthias married Archduchess Anna of Austria, daughter of his uncle Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, whose successor in Further Austria Matthias became in 1595. - Mariana Of Austria
Mariana or Maria-Anna of Austria (23 December 1634, Vienna, Austria - 16 may 1696, Madrid, Spain) Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of her maternal uncle, King Philip IV. She was the daughter of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Philip's sister. Mariana was born on 23 December 1634 in Vienna at the court of her paternal grandfather Ferdinand II. Her father, who would become Emperor in 1637, …
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