Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616)
Maria Anna of Bavaria (born December 18, 1574 in Munich , † March 8, 1616 in Graz ) was Princess of Bavaria and Archduchess of Austria by marriage .
Life
Maria Anna was the second daughter of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria (1548–1626) and his wife Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602).
On April 23, 1600, Maria Anna married her cousin, the later Roman-German Emperor , Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (1578–1637), eldest son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria-Styria (1540–1590) in the Hofkirche in Graz . and Maria Anna von Bayern (1551–1608), a daughter of Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria . The wedding was celebrated by the papal legate, Cardinal Dietrichstein . With this marriage, the connection between the Habsburgs and the Wittelsbach family was re- affirmed. Without interfering in politics, Maria Anna lived by her husband's side. Following the tradition of her dynasty, she was very pious and attended several masses every day.
Maria Anna had been ill for a long time when she died of a "hot fever" in 1616 at the age of 41, before Ferdinand was crowned King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and before he was made King of the Romans . Her body was buried in the mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II (Graz) .
Their marriage had seven children:
- Christine (* / † 1601), Archduchess of Austria
- Karl (* / † 1603), Archduke of Austria
- Johann Karl (1605–1619), Archduke of Austria
- Ferdinand (IV.) III. (1608–1657), Holy Roman Emperor
- ⚭ 1631 Infanta Maria Anna of Spain
- ⚭ 1648 Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Tyrol
- ⚭ 1651 Princess Eleonora Magdalena Gonzaga of Mantua-Nevers
- Maria Anna (1610–1665), Electress of Bavaria
- ⚭ 1635 Elector Maximilian I.
- Cäcilia Renata (1611–1644), Queen of Poland
- ⚭ 1637 King Władysław IV. Wasa
- Leopold Wilhelm (1614–1662), governor of the Spanish Netherlands
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Maria Anna of Bavaria . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 23 ( digitized version ).
- Maria Anna , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 295.
- Hellmut Andics: The women of the Habsburgs . Heyne, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-453-07034-8 .
- Richard Reifenscheid: The Habsburgs in Life Pictures . Piper, 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-24753-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bavaria, Maria Anna von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bavaria, Princess Maria Anna von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Bavaria and by marriage Archduchess of Austria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1574 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1616 |
| Place of death | Graz |