Maria of Austria (1584–1649)
Maria of Austria (born June 16, 1584 in Innsbruck ; † March 2, 1649 ibid) was an archduchess from the House of Habsburg .
Maria was a daughter of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand II and his second wife Anna Caterina von Gonzaga , a daughter of the Duke of Mantua, Guglielmo Gonzaga , and his wife Eleonore . She remained single and from the age of 28 devoted herself exclusively to a spiritual life by entering the Servite convent in Innsbruck with her widowed mother in 1614. There she became a nun as Anna Katharina and remained so after her mother died in 1621. She was buried in this monastery after her death in 1649 at the age of 64.
literature
- Maria . In: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , Ueberreuter, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-8000-3247-3 , p. 289.
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| SURNAME | Maria of Austria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Habsburg archduchess and nun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1649 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |