Maria Anna of Neuburg
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Maria Anna of Pfalz-Neuburg (28 October 1667–16 July 1740) was Queen consort of Spain.
She was born in Düsseldorf, a daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her maternal grandparents were George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sofie Eleonore of Saxony. Sofie Eleonore was in turn a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony.
Marie Louise of Orleans, the first wife of Charles II of Spain, had died childless. Maria Anna was chosen out of the many candidates to become his second wife because her ancestors had been very fertile, and they married in 1690. However they also had no children, in all probability not because she was infertile herself but because of the king's medical problems.
She supported the Austrian party during her time as queen. She died in Guadalajara, Spain.
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| Preceded by: Maria Luisa of Orléans |
Queen Consort of Spain, Naples and Sicily Duchess Consort of Brabant, Guelders, Limburg, Lothier and Luxembourg Countess Consort of Flanders, Hainaut and Namur 1690-1700 |
Succeeded by: Maria Luisa of Savoy |
