Anna of Austria (1528–1590)

Anna of Austria (Prague, July 7 1528 – Munich, October 16 1590) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547).

She was engaged several times as a child, first to Prince Theodor of Bavaria (1526–1534), then to Charles of Orleans (1522–1545), but both died young.

Anna finally married on July 4, 1546 in Regensburg at the age of 17 , Duke Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, the brother of her first fiancé. The wedding gift was 50,000 Guilder. The couple lived at the Trausnitz Castle in Landshut, until Albert became Duke.

Anna and Albert had great influence on the spiritual life in the Duchy, and enhanced the reputation of Munchen as a city of art, by founding several musea and the "Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek".
Anna and Albert were also patrons to the painter Hans Müelich, and composer Orlando di Lasso.

Children

* Karl (7 September 1547 – 7 December 1547)
* William V (1548–1626)
* Ferdinand (20 January 1550 – 30 January 1608)
* Maria Anna (1551–1608) married Archduke Charles II of Austria
* Maximiliana Maria (4 July 1552 – 11 July 1614)
* Friedrich (26 July 1553 – 18 April 1554)
* Ernst (17 December 1554 – 17 February 1612), Archbishop of Cologne

Ancestors

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+ Anna's ancestors in three generations
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rowspan="8" align="center"| Anna of Austria
rowspan="4" align="center"| Father:
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
rowspan="2" align="center"| Paternal Grandfather:
Philip I of Castile
align="center"| Paternal Great-grandfather:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
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align="center"| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Mary of Burgundy
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rowspan="2" align="center"| Paternal Grandmother:
Joanna of Castile
align="center"| Paternal Great-grandfather:
Ferdinand II of Aragon
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align="center"| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Isabella of Castile
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rowspan="4" align="center"| Mother:
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
rowspan="2" align="center"| Maternal Grandfather:
Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
align="center"| Maternal Great-grandfather:
Casimir IV of Poland
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align="center"| Maternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth of Bohemia
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rowspan="2" align="center"| Maternal Grandmother:
Anna of Foix-Candale
align="center"| Maternal Great-grandfather:
Gaston II de Foix, Count of Candale and Benauges
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align="center"| Maternal Great-grandmother:
Catherine de Foix