Maria Anna of Austria

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Maria Anna of Austria
Queen consort of Portugal
Spouse John V of Portugal
Issue
Barbara, Queen of Spain
Joseph I of Portugal
Peter III of Portugal
Full name
Maria Anna Josepha
Father Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg
Born 7 September 1683(1683-09-07)
Flag of Austria.svg Linz
Died 14 August 1754 (aged 70)
Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon

Maria Anna of Austria, (7 September 1683 – 14 August 1754) was an Archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. She would become Queen consort and regent of Portugal by her marriage to John V of Portugal.

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[edit] Family

Born Maria Anna Josepha, she was a daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg. Maria Anna was a sister of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Through her brother Charles, she was an aunt of Maria Theresa, Austria's first queen regnant.

[edit] Marriage and children

On 27 October 1708 she married her cousin John V of Portugal and became thus Queen consort of Portugal. She was the mother of six children:

  • Barbara, Queen of Spain (December 4, 1711 - August 27, 1758). Married to Ferdinand VI of Spain.
  • Peter (October 19, 1712 - October 29, 1714). Prince of Brazil and 14th Duke of Braganza
  • Joseph I of Portugal (June 6, 1714 - February 24, 1777)
  • Charles (May 2, 1716 - March 30, 1730)
  • Peter III of Portugal (July 5, 1717 - May 25, 1786). Married his niece Maria I of Portugal.
  • Alexander (September 24 1723 - August 2, 1728)

In 1742 Maria Anna took over power as regent after John V suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. When John V died on 31 July 1750 she gave up power to their eldest son Joseph I of Portugal.

After her death, she was buried in Lisbon, but her heart was brought to Vienna and buried there in the imperial crypt.

[edit] In Culture

Maria Anna, along with her husband and children, is a central character in José Saramago's novel Baltasar and Blimunda.

[edit] Ancestry

Preceded by
Maria Sofia of the Palatinate		 Queen Consort of Portugal
27 October 1708 – 31 July 1750		 Succeeded by
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain
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