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	Topics Eleonora of Austria Topic Home Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (November 2, 1534 - August 5, 1594) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was a Central European monarch from the Habsburg. He was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1526.... and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans.... . She was a sister of Johanna of Austria Johanna of Austria Johanna of Austria , was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. By marriage, she was a Grand Duchess of Tuscany; one of her daughters was the famous Marie de Medici, Queen-consort and second wife of King Henri IV of France.... , who married Francesco I de' Medici, Eleonora was the aunt of Marie de' Medici Marie de' Medici Marie de' Medici , was queen consort of France. She was the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon branch of the kings of France.... , Queen of France. She married William I, Duke of Mantua William I, Duke of Mantua Guglielmo I Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1550 to 1587.He was the second son of Federico II Gonzaga of Mantua and Margaret Palaeologina of Montferrat.... on April 26, 1561. Their children were: le class="wikitable">
Eleonora of Austria	Father: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was a Central European monarch from the Habsburg. He was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1526....	Paternal Grandfather: Philip I of Castile Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Juana of Castile he briefly succeeded to the Kingdom of Castile....	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Mary of Burgundy Mary of Burgundy Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477....
		Paternal Grandmother: Joanna of Castile Joanna of Castile Joanna , called Joanna the Mad queen regnant as Kings of Castile of Crown of Castile jointly with her husband Philip I of Castile and later also as List of Aragonese monarchs of Crown of Aragon jointly with her son the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was king of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia , Sardinia and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, de jure uxoris King of Crown of Castile and then Regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of his mentally unstable daughter Joanna the Mad....
			Paternal Great-Grandmother: Isabella I of Castile Isabella I of Castile Isabella I was Kings of Castile. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....
	Mother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans....	Maternal Grandfather: Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislas II, also known as Ladislaus Jagiellon ; was King of Bohemia from 1471 and King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516. He was also a knight of the Order of the Dragon....	Maternal Great-Grandfather: Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon of the Jagiellon dynasty, was List of Lithuanian rulers from 1440, and List of Polish monarchs from 1447, until his death....
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Elisabeth of Austria Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1505) Elisabeth of Austria , , was a Poland-Lithuanian queen. In Polish language, she is known as Elzbieta Rakuszanka and Elzbieta Austriaczka, both names meaning Elisabeth of Austria, or Elzbieta Habsburzanka, meaning Elisabeth of Habsburg....
		Maternal Grandmother: Anne de Foix	Maternal Great-grandfather: Gaston de Foix
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Infanta Catherine of Navarre Infanta Catherine of Navarre Catherine de Foix was a France noblewoman.She was a daughter of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Count of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, daughter of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre....

Eleonora died on 5 August 1594 at the age of 59, she had been a widow since 1587 when her husband died.

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Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (November 2, 1534 - August 5, 1594) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand I was a Central European monarch from the Habsburg. He was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1526....
and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans....
. She was a sister of Johanna of Austria

Johanna of Austria

Johanna of Austria , was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. By marriage, she was a Grand Duchess of Tuscany; one of her daughters was the famous Marie de Medici, Queen-consort and second wife of King Henri IV of France....
, who married Francesco I de' Medici, Eleonora was the aunt of Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici , was queen consort of France. She was the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon branch of the kings of France....
, Queen of France. She married William I, Duke of Mantua

William I, Duke of Mantua

Guglielmo I Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1550 to 1587.He was the second son of Federico II Gonzaga of Mantua and Margaret Palaeologina of Montferrat....
on April 26, 1561.

Their children were:

Vincent I, Duke of Mantua
Vincent I, Duke of Mantua

Vincenzo I of Gonzaga was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612....
(September 21, 1562-February 9, 1612). Married Eleonora de' Medici
Eleonora de' Medici

Eleonora de' Medici was the eldest child of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Johanna of Austria. In 1578, when Eleonora was eleven her mother died, and her father later married Bianca Cappello....
(Eleanor's niece).
Margherita Gonzaga
Margherita Gonzaga d'Este

Not to be confused with Margerita Gonzaga, Duchess of LorraineMargherita Gonzaga d'Este, Duchess of Ferrara was the daughter of William I, Duke of Mantua and Eleonora of Austria, and the sister of Vincent I, Duke of Mantua and Anna Caterina Gonzaga....
(May 27, 1564 - January 6, 1618). Married Alfonso II d'Este.
Anna Caterina Gonzaga
Anne Juliana Gonzaga

Anne Juliana Gonzaga, O.S.M. was an Archduke who went on to become a Servite Order upon the death of her husband, the Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria....
(January 17, 1566 - August 3, 1621). Married her maternal uncle Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria was ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol ....
.

Ancestors

Eleonora's ancestors in three generations
Eleonora of Austria	Father: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was a Central European monarch from the Habsburg. He was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1526....	Paternal Grandfather: Philip I of Castile Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Juana of Castile he briefly succeeded to the Kingdom of Castile....	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Mary of Burgundy Mary of Burgundy Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477....
		Paternal Grandmother: Joanna of Castile Joanna of Castile Joanna , called Joanna the Mad queen regnant as Kings of Castile of Crown of Castile jointly with her husband Philip I of Castile and later also as List of Aragonese monarchs of Crown of Aragon jointly with her son the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was king of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia , Sardinia and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, de jure uxoris King of Crown of Castile and then Regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of his mentally unstable daughter Joanna the Mad....
			Paternal Great-Grandmother: Isabella I of Castile Isabella I of Castile Isabella I was Kings of Castile. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....
	Mother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans....	Maternal Grandfather: Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislas II, also known as Ladislaus Jagiellon ; was King of Bohemia from 1471 and King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516. He was also a knight of the Order of the Dragon....	Maternal Great-Grandfather: Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon of the Jagiellon dynasty, was List of Lithuanian rulers from 1440, and List of Polish monarchs from 1447, until his death....
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Elisabeth of Austria Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1505) Elisabeth of Austria , , was a Poland-Lithuanian queen. In Polish language, she is known as Elzbieta Rakuszanka and Elzbieta Austriaczka, both names meaning Elisabeth of Austria, or Elzbieta Habsburzanka, meaning Elisabeth of Habsburg....
		Maternal Grandmother: Anne de Foix	Maternal Great-grandfather: Gaston de Foix
			Maternal Great-Grandmother: Infanta Catherine of Navarre Infanta Catherine of Navarre Catherine de Foix was a France noblewoman.She was a daughter of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Count of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, daughter of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre....

Eleonora died on 5 August 1594 at the age of 59, she had been a widow since 1587 when her husband died. She was one of the last children of Ferdinand and Anna alive at the time, the only other sibling of Eleonora to be alive at the time of her death was her brother Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria was ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol ....
who only died one year after Eleonora.

Eleonora of Austria

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