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Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland

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Eleonora Wiśniowiecka
The Dowager Queen Eleonora of Poland
Coronation On September 29 1670
in the St. John's Cathedral,
Warsaw, Poland
Parents Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Eleanor of Mantua
Consorts Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Date of Birth May 31, 1653
Place of Birth Regensburg, Germany
Date of Death December 17 1697
Place of Death Vienna, Austria
Place of Burial Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria

Archduchess Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria (in Polish: Eleonora Wiśniowiecka or Eleonora Habsburżanka), (31 May 1653 Regensburg, Germany - 17 Dec 1697 Vienna, Austria) was the daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Mantua, and was the Queen Consort of Poland-Lithuania, and Duchess of Lorraine.

Biography

Eleonora Maria married Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in 1670 in the Jasna Góra Monastery. Her husband died in 1673. There were no children from this marriage.

Eleonora then married Charles V, Duke of Lorraine on 6 Feb 1678 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. They were the parents of 6 children. She passed to her heirs the inheritance of the Gonzaga of Mantua.

Eleonora Maria died at the age of 44, having outlived both of her husbands and 2 of her children.

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Titles

Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland
Born: 31 May 1653 Died: 17 Dec 1697
French royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Lorraine
1678–1697
Succeeded by
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen consort of Poland
1670-1673
Succeeded by