Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

1528 – 1603 · Generation X · consort · Austrian Habsburgs

Maria (1528 – 1603). consort. Married Maximilian in 1548. Daughter of Charles V; married her cousin Maximilian II, uniting the Spanish and Austrian lines.

One of 23 people of Austrian Habsburgs (1527–1740) in this archive. The Vienna line, which held the Holy Roman crown almost without a break.

Line of descent: Rudolf I of Germany → Albert I of Germany → Albert II, Duke of Austria → Leopold III, Duke of Austria → Ernest, Duke of Austria → Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor → Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor → Philip I of Castile → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress.

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Parents

• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500 – 1558)
• Isabella of Portugal (1503 – 1539)

Siblings

• Philip II of Spain (1527 – 1598)
• Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535 – 1573)

Partners

• Married Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527 – 1576) in 1548 — 2 children together

Children

• Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552 – 1612)
• Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557 – 1619)
• Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549 – 1580)

Life

• 1528 — Born
• 1548 — Married Maximilian
• 1603 — Died