Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616)

For other people named Maria Anna of Bavaria, see Maria Anna of Bavaria (disambiguation).

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Maria Anna of Bavaria
Spouse(s)	Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Father	William V, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Renata of Lorraine
Born	8 December 1574(1574-12-08) Munich
Died	8 March 1616(1616-03-08) (aged 41) Graz

Maria Anna of Bavaria (8 December 1574 – 8 March 1616) was daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine.

Biography

Marriage and issue

On 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married Ferdinand of Austria. They had seven children:

Archduchess Christine (1601–1601)
Archduke Charles (1603–1603)
Archduke John-Charles, born on November 1, 1605 died at 14 on December 28, 1619
Ferdinand III (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657)
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (January 13, 1610 – September 25, 1665)
Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria (July 16, 1611 – March 24, 1644), who married her cousin Wladyslaw IV Vasa, King of Poland.
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614–1662)

Ancestors

**Maria Anna's ancestors in three generations**
Maria Anna of Bavaria	Father: William V, Duke of Bavaria	Paternal Grandfather: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria	Paternal Great-grandfather: William IV, Duke of Bavaria
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Jakobaea of Baden
		Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Austria	Paternal Great-grandfather: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
	Mother: Renata of Lorraine	Maternal Grandfather: Francis I, Duke of Lorraine	Maternal Great-grandfather: Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier
		Maternal Grandmother: Christina of Denmark	Maternal Great-grandfather: Christian II of Denmark
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Isabella of Burgundy

Duchesses of Bavaria by birth

1st generation	Duchess Sidonie · Sibylle, Electress Palatine · Sabina, Duchess of Württemberg · Duchess Susanne · Susanna, Electress Palatine

2nd generation	Mechthild, Margravine of Baden-Baden

3rd generation	Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria · Duchess Maximiliana Maria

4th generation	Duchess Christiane · Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria · Duchess Eleonore Magdalene · Magdalene, Countess Palatine of Neuburg

5th generation	Duchess Marie Renate

6th generation	Maria Anna Victoria, Dauphine of France · Duchess Luise Margarete Antonie · Violante Beatrice, Grand Princess of Tuscany

7th generation	Duchess Maria Anna Karoline

8th generation	Duchess Maximiliane* · Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony* · Duchess Therese Benedikta* · Maria Anna Josepha, Margravine of Baden-Baden* · Maria Josepha, Holy Roman Empress*

*also Princess of Bavaria

Austrian archduchesses by marriage

1st generation	Mary, Duchess of Burgundy · Anne, Duchess of Brittany · Bianca Maria Sforza

2nd generation	Joanna of Castile

3rd generation	Infanta Isabella of Portugal · Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

4th generation	Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal* · Mary I of England* · Infanta Maria of Spain^ · Anne Juliana Gonzaga · Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria

5th generation	Archduchess Anna of Austria^ · Isabella Clara Eugenia^ · Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria · Eleonora Gonzaga · Claudia de' Medici

6th generation	Princess Elisabeth of France* · Archduchess Maria Ana of Spain^ · Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria^ · Eleonora Gonzaga · Anna de' Medici · Countess Maria Hedwig of Sulzbach

7th generation	Archduchess Margaret Theresa of Austria^ · Archduchess Claudia Felicitas of Austria^ · Countess Palatine Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg

8th generation	Princess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg · Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

9th generation	none

10th generation	Princess Isabella of Parma · Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria · Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain · Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

11th generation	Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg · Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily · Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily · Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg · Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia · Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym · Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg · Princess Elisabeth of Savoy · Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy***

12th generation	Princess Sophie of Bavaria · Princess Maria Anna of Saxony · Princess Hildegard of Bavaria · Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria^ · Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria*

13th generation	Princess Charlotte of Belgium · Princess Margaretha of Saxony · Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies · Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal · Princess Anna of Saxony · Princess Alice of Parma · Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies** · Princess Isabella of Croÿ · Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria^ · Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria

14th generation	Princess Stéphanie of Belgium · Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony · Princess Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies · Princess Blanca of Bourbon · Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria^** · Princess Anna of Saxony

15th generation	Princess Zita of Parma · Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst · Princess Dorothea of Bavaria · Countess Marie Valerie of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems · Princess Ileana of Romania · Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm · Countess Maria Theresa of Waldburg-Zeil** · Princess Maria of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg · Princess Christina of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

16th generation	Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen · Princess Margherita of Savoy · Princess Anne Eugénie of Arenberg · Princess Yolande of Ligne · Countess Xenia Czernicheva-Besobrasova · Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede · Countess Helena of Toerring-Jettenbach · Countess Ludmilla of Gallen · Princess Laetitia of Arenberg · Countess Margaret Kálnoky von Köröspatak · Maria Espinosa de los Monteros^^ · Countess Valerie of Podstatzky-Lichtenstein · Freiin Eva Antonia von Hofmann · Princess Anna Amelie of Schönburg-Waldenburg · Countess Hedwig of Lichem-Löwenburg · Freiin Edith von Sternbach · Princess Margaret of Hohenberg · Countess Marie Christine of Hatzfeldt-Dönhoff · Eugenia de Calonge^^ · Freiin Maria Theresia von Gudenus

17th generation	Freiin Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva · Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg · Princess Astrid of Belgium* · Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein* · Bettine Götz^^ · Paola de Temesváry^^ · Baroness Marie Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck · Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg · Princess Alexandra of Wrede · Princess María of the Two Sicilies · Sara Maya Al-Askari^^ · Mayasuni Heath^^ · Countess Katharina of Hardenberg · Ashmita Goswami^^ · Elyssa Edmonstone^^ · Countess Marie Gabrielle of Waldstein

18th generation	Estelle de Saint-Romain^^

*also an infanta of Spain by marriage **also a princess of Tuscany by marriage ***also a princess of Modena by marriage ^also an archduchess of Austria in her own right ^^did not have a royal or noble title by birth

Persondata
Name	Maria Anna of Bavaria
Alternative names	Maria Anna von Bayern (German)
Short description	Consort of Ferdinand, who after her death became Emperor Ferdinand II
Date of birth	December 8, 1574
Place of birth	Munich
Date of death	March 8, 1616
Place of death	Graz