Maria Anna of Spain

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Maria Anna of Spain
Holy Roman Empress, German Queen,
Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia
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Tenure 1631–1646
Born (1606-08-18)August 18, 1606
El Escorial, Spain
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Linz, Austria
Spouse Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Issue Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans
Mariana, Queen of Spain
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
House House of Habsburg
Father Philip III of Spain
Mother Margaret of Austria
Religion Roman Catholicism

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Maria Anna of Spain (18 August 1606 – 13 May 1646), Infanta of Spain, the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria, was Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]

Biography

Maria Ana, Holy Roman Empress, by Frans Luycx, ca. 1638, Visitationist Monastery in Warsaw

Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria, Infanta of Spain was a younger sister of Anne of Austria, queen consort of Louis XIII of France, and mother of Mariana of Austria, queen consort of Philip IV of Spain. She was also an older sister of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand.

In the early 1620s, James I of England envisioned Maria Ana as a possible bride for his son and heir, the future Charles I of England and Scotland. Charles even visited Madrid to meet the young Maria Ana.[2] In English history, this possible marriage is known as the Spanish Match. Negotiations failed, however, as Maria Ana did not wish to marry a Protestant and Charles would not convert to Catholicism. Charles eventually married Henrietta Maria of France.

On 20 February 1631, Maria Anna ceremonially married her first cousin, the future Ferdinand III, then the titular king of Hungary, who later would become the Holy Roman Emperor. The princess traveled from Spain to Austria through Italy, a dangerous journey during the Thirty Years' War. The trip would take 14 months to complete and about a month before its completion, when she had reached Trieste on 26 January 1631, Maria Anna had been married to Ferdinand by proxy, with her brother-in-law, Bishop Leopold Wilhelm of Strassburg, Passau, and Halberstadt serving as the proxy.

The second marriage ceremony, with Ferdinand present, was celebrated in Vienna, with festivities lasting a month. The marriage was described as friendly. Maria Ana was described as happy-tempered, friendly, and intelligent, and she able to ease the feelings of the melancholic emperor. She was active politically and acted as the adviser of her spouse. She was his regent during his absence and followed him on his travels.

Engraving of Maria Anna

Issue

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Empress Maria Anna with her eldest son, Ferdinand, painting by Frans Luycx, 1634

Ferdinand and Maria Ana had six children:

Death

During the Thirty Years' War, the imperial family moved hastily to Linz where, after a fever and heavy bleeding, Maria died of poisoning during her last pregnancy on 13 May 1646.[citation needed] The child she was carrying, also named Maria, was born alive by caesarean section, but died soon afterward. Mother and daughter were buried together in a single coffin.

Ancestors

Family of Maria Anna of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Philip I of Castile (=24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (=22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Joanna of Castile (=25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Philip II of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Manuel I of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Isabella of Portugal (=23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Maria of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Philip III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (=12, 30)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (=13, 31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Anna of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (=8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Maria of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Isabella of Portugal (=9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Maria Anna of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Philip I of Castile (=16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (=20, 30)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Joanna of Castile (=17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Charles II, Archduke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (=21, 31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Anne of Foix-Candale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Margaret of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. William IV, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Marie of Baden-Sponheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Maria Anna of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (=12, 20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Anna of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (=13, 21)
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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External links

Maria Anna of Spain
Born: 18 August 1606 Died: 13 May 1646
Royal titles
Preceded by Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
German Queen, Archduchess consort of Austria
1637–1646		 Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia
1631–1646		 Vacant
Title next held by
Margaret Theresa of Spain

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