Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616)
| Maria Anna of Bavaria | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1604. | |
| Spouse(s) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Noble family | Wittelsbach |
| Father | William V, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Renata of Lorraine |
| Born |
8 December 1574 Munich |
| Died |
8 March 1616 (aged 41) Graz |
Maria Anna of Bavaria (8 December 1574 – 8 March 1616), was German princess member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and Archduchess of Inner Austria by marriage.
Born in Munich, she was the fourth child and second (but eldest surviving) daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine.
Life
On 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married her first-cousin[1] Ferdinand, Archduke of Inner Austria at Graz Cathedral. This marriage reaffirmed the alliance between the Habsburgs and Wittelsbach. Without interfering in politics, Maria Anna lived at her husband's shadow.
Maria Anna died in Graz aged 41, three years before the coronation of her husband as King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and his elevation to Holy Roman Emperor. She was buried in the Mausoleum near the Cathedral, Graz.[2]
Issue
- Archduchess Christine (25 May 1601 – 12/21 June 1601).
- Archduke Karl (born and died 25 May 1603).
- Archduke Johann Karl (1 November 1605 – 28 December 1619).
- Ferdinand III (13 July 1608 – 2 April 1657), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia.
- Archduchess Maria Anna (13 January 1610 – 25 September 1665), married on 15 July 1635 to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (her uncle).
- Archduchess Cecilia Renata (16 July 1611 – 24 March 1644), married on 9 August 1637 to Wladyslaw IV, King of Poland (her cousin).
- Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (6 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (1625–37), Olmütz (1637–55), Breslau (1655–62), Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1647–56), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1641–62).
Ancestors
| Maria Anna of Bavaria | Father: William V, Duke of Bavaria |
Paternal Grandfather: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria |
Paternal Great-grandfather: William IV, Duke of Bavaria |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Jakobaea of Baden | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Austria |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary | |||
| Mother: Renata of Lorraine |
Maternal Grandfather: Francis I, Duke of Lorraine |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Antoine, Duke of Lorraine | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Christina of Denmark |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Christian II of Denmark | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Isabella of Burgundy |
Notes
- ↑ Ferdinand's mother was Maria Anna of Bavaria. sister of William V.
- ↑ WITTELSBACH KURFÜRSTEN OF BAVARIA in: royaltyguide.nl [retrieved 8 April 2015].
References
- Constantin von Wurzbach: Habsburg, Maria Anna von Bayern in: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, vol 7, ed L. C. Zamarski, Vienna 1861, p. 23 on-line [retrieved 8 April 2015].
- Hellmut Andics: Die Frauen der Habsburger. Heyne, Munich 1997.
- Richard Reifenscheid: Die Habsburger in Lebensbildern. Piper, 2007.