Anna of Austria (1549-1580)
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Anna of Austria (Cigales, Valladolid, November 1, 1549–Badajoz, October 26, 1580), was Queen consort of Spain and Portugal.
She was the first daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain. She was born in Spain, but lived in Vienna from the age of four.
She was betrothed to Don Carlos, son of Philip II and heir to the Spanish throne, but he died in 1568. Philip II lost his third wife in the same year and a marriage was arranged between Anna and Philip II, despite the fact that Philip was also Anna's uncle.
Pope Pius V first opposed the marriage, but finally consented and they were married in Prague on May 4th, 1570.
Philip II and Anna of Austria had 5 children:
- Fernando: December 4, 1571 – October 18, 1578
- Carlos Lorenzo: August 12, 1573 - June 30, 1575
- Diego Félix: August 15, 1575 – November 21, 1582
- Philip: April 3, 1578 - March 31, 1621 (future king, Philip III of Spain)
- María: February 14, 1580 - August 5, 1583
In 1580 Philip II obtained the throne of Portugal; Anna became Queen of Portugal. However, she died the same year, victim of a contagious disease which had also struck King Philip.
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Anna of Austria (1549-1580)
Born: 1 November 1549 Died: 26 October 1580 |
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| Preceded by Elisabeth of Valois |
Consort of the Seventeen Provinces of the Spanish Netherlands 1570-1580 |
Succeeded by Elisabeth of Bourbon as Consort of the Spanish Netherlands (Titular Duchess consort of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Brabant, Upper Guelders, Limburg, Lothier, Luxembourg, Countess consort of Artois, Burgundy, Flanders, Hainaut and Namur) |
| Succeeded by United Provinces as sovereign ruler of Groningen and Ommelanden, Friesland, Overijssel, Lower Guelders and Zutphen, Holland, and Zeeland |
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| Queen consort of Spain 1570-1580 |
Succeeded by Margaret of Austria |
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| Preceded by Catherine of Habsburg |
Queen consort of Portugal 1580 |
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