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Maria Anna of Austria (September 7 1683 – August 14 1754) was an Archduchess
Archduke

The title of Archduke denotes a rank above Duke and under King. It was rare and has uses too diverse to be given a fixed relative position within the former Holy Roman Empire to which it was restricted....
 of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 and later Queen consort
List of Portuguese queens

Throughout History of Portugal, the Portugal monarchy has had only two queen regnant: Maria I of Portugal and Maria II of Portugal .The other women who used the title of "Queen of Portugal" were merely queen consort, wives of the Portuguese kings....
 of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
.

Born Maria Anna Josepha, she was the daughter of 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....
 and Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg

Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate was Holy Roman Empress as wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.Born in D?sseldorf, Eleonore was the oldest daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and his wife Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
. Mary Anne was sister of the emperors Joseph I
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph I , Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of the Romans was the elder son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, who was the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine....
 and Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....
.

On October 27 1708 she married John V of Portugal
John V of Portugal

|Fidel?ssimus John V the Magnanimous , 24th Portuguese monarchs of Portugal and the Algarves, was born John-Francis-Anthony in Lisbon and succeeded his father Peter II of Portugal in December 1706, and was proclaimed on January 1, 1707....
 and became thus Queen consort of Portugal.

She was mother of seven children, amongst whom were the future kings Joseph I of Portugal
Joseph I of Portugal

|Joseph I , the Reformer , 25th Kings of Portugal of the Portugal and the Algarves, was born in Lisbon, on June 6, 1714. He was the third child of King John V of Portugal and his wife Mary Anne Josepha of Austria....
 and Peter III of Portugal
Peter III of Portugal

Pedro III or Peter III became King of the Portugal and Algarves by the accession of his wife and niece Queen Maria I of Portugal in 1777, and co-reigned alongside her until his death....
 and Barbara of Portugal
Barbara of Portugal

Barbara of Portugal , was a Portugal infanta and later Queen consort Consort of Spain....
, Queen consort of Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
.

In 1742 Maria Anna took over power after John V suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed
Paralysis

Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis can cause loss of feeling or loss of mobility in the affected area....
.






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Maria Anna of Austria (September 7 1683 – August 14 1754) was an Archduchess
Archduke

The title of Archduke denotes a rank above Duke and under King. It was rare and has uses too diverse to be given a fixed relative position within the former Holy Roman Empire to which it was restricted....
 of Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 and later Queen consort
List of Portuguese queens

Throughout History of Portugal, the Portugal monarchy has had only two queen regnant: Maria I of Portugal and Maria II of Portugal .The other women who used the title of "Queen of Portugal" were merely queen consort, wives of the Portuguese kings....
 of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
.

Born Maria Anna Josepha, she was the daughter of 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....
 and Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg

Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate was Holy Roman Empress as wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.Born in D?sseldorf, Eleonore was the oldest daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and his wife Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
. Mary Anne was sister of the emperors Joseph I
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph I , Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of the Romans was the elder son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, who was the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine....
 and Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....
.

On October 27 1708 she married John V of Portugal
John V of Portugal

|Fidel?ssimus John V the Magnanimous , 24th Portuguese monarchs of Portugal and the Algarves, was born John-Francis-Anthony in Lisbon and succeeded his father Peter II of Portugal in December 1706, and was proclaimed on January 1, 1707....
 and became thus Queen consort of Portugal.

She was mother of seven children, amongst whom were the future kings Joseph I of Portugal
Joseph I of Portugal

|Joseph I , the Reformer , 25th Kings of Portugal of the Portugal and the Algarves, was born in Lisbon, on June 6, 1714. He was the third child of King John V of Portugal and his wife Mary Anne Josepha of Austria....
 and Peter III of Portugal
Peter III of Portugal

Pedro III or Peter III became King of the Portugal and Algarves by the accession of his wife and niece Queen Maria I of Portugal in 1777, and co-reigned alongside her until his death....
 and Barbara of Portugal
Barbara of Portugal

Barbara of Portugal , was a Portugal infanta and later Queen consort Consort of Spain....
, Queen consort of Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
.

In 1742 Maria Anna took over power after John V suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed
Paralysis

Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis can cause loss of feeling or loss of mobility in the affected area....
. When John V died on July 31, 1750 she gave the power to her eldest son Joseph I of Portugal
Joseph I of Portugal

|Joseph I , the Reformer , 25th Kings of Portugal of the Portugal and the Algarves, was born in Lisbon, on June 6, 1714. He was the third child of King John V of Portugal and his wife Mary Anne Josepha of Austria....
.

After her death, she was buried in Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
, but her heart was brought to Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 and buried there in the imperial crypt.