Maria of Spain

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Spanish and Portuguese Royalty
House of Habsburg

Charles I Children    Felipe, Prince of Asturias (future Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal)    Infanta Maria, Holy Roman Empress    Infanta Juana, Crown Princess of Portugal    Infante Juan (natural son)    Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Florence, Duchess of Parma (natural daughter) Philip II (I of Portugal) Children include    Carlos, Prince of Asturias    Infanta Isabella, Archduchess of Austria    Infanta Catalina, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Savoy    Felipe, Prince of Asturias and of Portugal (future Philip III of Spain and II of Portugal) Philip III (II of Portugal) Children include    Infanta Ana, Queen of France    Felipe, Prince of Asturias and of Portugal (future Philip IV of Spain and III of Portugal)    Infanta Maria Ana, Holy Roman Empress    Infante Carlos    Cardinal-Infante Fernando Philip IV (III of Portugal) Children include    Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias and of Portugal    Infanta Maria Theresa, Queen of France    Infanta Margarita, Holy Roman Empress    Infante Carlos (future Charles II) Charles II

Maria of Spain (Madrid, June 21, 1528 - Villa Monte, February 26, 1603) was the first daughter of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. She was also the wife of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.

At the request of her father, she and her husband were regents of Spain, in his absence. In 1552, they moved to live in Vienna. They had sixteen children:

• Anne of Austria (November 1, 1549 - October 26, 1580). Married Philip II of Spain. She was the mother of Philip III of Spain.
• Ferdinand of Austria (March 28, 1551 - June 25, 1552).
• Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 18, 1552 - January 20, 1612).
• Archduke Ernest of Austria, (July 15, 1553 - February 12, 1595). He served as Governor of the Low Countries.
• Elisabeth of Austria (June 5, 1554 - January 22, 1592). Married Charles IX of France.
• Marie of Austria (July 27, 1555 - June 25, 1556).
• Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (February 24, 1557 - March 20, 1619).
• A stillborn son (born and deceased on October 20, 1557).
• Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (October 12, 1558 - November 2, 1618). He served as grandmaster of the Teutonic Order and Administrator of Prussia.
• Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (November 15, 1559 - July 13, 1621). He served as Governor of the Low Countries.
• Wenzel of Austria (March 9, 1561 - September 22, 1578).
• Friedrich of Austria (June 21, 1562 - January 16, 1563).
• Marie of Austria (February 19 - March 26, 1564). Named after deceased older sister.
• Karl of Austria (September 26, 1565 - May 23, 1566).
• Margaret of Austria (January 25, 1567 - July 5, 1633). A nun.
• Eleonore of Austria (November 4, 1568 - March 12, 1580).

Maria of Spain had great influence over her sons, the future emperors Rudolf and Matthias. Maria was a radical Roman Catholic and frequently disagreed with her more tolerant husband.

After her husband's death in 1576, she returned to Spain in 1582. Arriving back in Spain, she commented to be very happy to live in a country without heretics. She led an unassuming life until her death in 1603.

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Preceded by Isabella of Portugal	Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess consort of Austria 1564-1576	Succeeded by Anna of Tyrol
Preceded by Anna of Bohemia and Hungary	Queen of the Romans 1562–1564
	German Queen 1562-1575
	Queen consort of Hungary, Queen consort of Croatia and Slavonia 1563-1572
	Queen consort of Bohemia 1562–1576