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Maria Anna (August 18, 1606 – May 13, 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria, and after marriage, The Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain
Philip III of Spain

Philip III was the monarch of Spain and King of Portugal, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death. His Political minister was the Francisco Gom?z de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma....
 and Margaret of Austria.

She was a younger sister of Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria

Anne of Austria was Queen consort of France and Navarre and regent for her son, Louis XIV of France. During her regency Jules Cardinal Mazarin served as France's Religious minister....
, queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
, and Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
. She was also an older sister of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand was Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal , Infante of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Toledo , and military commander during the Thirty Years' War....
.

In the early 1620s, James I of England
James I of England

James VI and I was List of monarchs of Scotland as James VI, and List of English monarchs and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Kingdom of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary I of Scotland....
 envisioned Maria Anna as a possible bride for his son and heir, the future Charles I of England
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
 and Scotland.






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Maria Anna (August 18, 1606 – May 13, 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria, and after marriage, The Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain
Philip III of Spain

Philip III was the monarch of Spain and King of Portugal, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death. His Political minister was the Francisco Gom?z de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma....
 and Margaret of Austria.

She was a younger sister of Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria

Anne of Austria was Queen consort of France and Navarre and regent for her son, Louis XIV of France. During her regency Jules Cardinal Mazarin served as France's Religious minister....
, queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
, and Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
. She was also an older sister of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand was Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal , Infante of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Toledo , and military commander during the Thirty Years' War....
.

In the early 1620s, James I of England
James I of England

James VI and I was List of monarchs of Scotland as James VI, and List of English monarchs and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Kingdom of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary I of Scotland....
 envisioned Maria Anna as a possible bride for his son and heir, the future Charles I of England
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
 and Scotland. Charles even visited Madrid to meet the young Maria Anna. In English history, this possible marriage is known as the Spanish Match
Spanish Match

The Spanish Match describes the policy and diplomatic negotiations towards a proposed marriage between Charles I of England, the son of James I of England of England, and Maria Anna of Spain, the daughter of Philip III of Spain....
. This romantic endeavor of the future king of England is set forth in the fictional Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Arturo P?rez-Reverte Guti?rrez is a Spain novelist and journalist. He worked as war reporter for twenty-one years . His first novel, El h?sar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986....
 published first in English in 2005. However negotiations failed, and Charles eventually married Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France

Henrietta Maria , was Princess of France and Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland through her marriage to Charles I of England. She was the mother of two kings, Charles II of England and James II of England, and was grandmother to Mary II of Great Britain, William III of England, and Anne of Great Britain....
.

She was married instead to her first cousin, the future Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor February 15, 1637 – 1657. King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, King of the Romans....
, then the titular king of Hungary, on 20 February, 1631. They were parents to six children:

  • Ferdinand IV of Hungary
    Ferdinand IV of Hungary

    Ferdinand IV was King of the Romans, King of List of Hungarian rulers, and King of List of rulers of Bohemia.He was born in Vienna, the eldest son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Maria Ana of Spain....
     (8 September, 1633–9 July, 1654).
  • Mariana of Austria
    Mariana of Austria

    Mariana of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Philip IV of Spain, who was also her maternal uncle. She was the daughter of Habsburg Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Philip IV of Spain's sister....
     (23 December, 1634–16 May, 1696). Married her maternal uncle Philip IV of Spain
    Philip IV of Spain

    Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
    . They were parents to Charles II of Spain
    Charles II of Spain

    Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....
    , degenerate last Habsburg monarch of Spain.
  • Philip August, Archduke of Austria (1637–1639).
  • Maximilian Thomas, Archduke of Austria (1638–1639).
  • Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
    Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Habsburg , Holy Roman emperor, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain....
     (9 June, 1640–5 May, 1705).
  • Maria of Austria (1646).


During the Thirty Years War, the imperial family moved to Linz, where she died of poisoning during her last pregnancy. The child she was carrying, Maria, was still alive, and was born by cesarean section, but died soon after. Mother and daughter were buried together in a single coffin.

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