Mariana of Austria

Mariana of Austria (Maria Anna; 24 December 1634 – 16 May 1696) was Queen of Spain from 1649 until her husband Philip IV died in 1665. She was appointed regent for their three-year-old son Charles II of Spain an due to his ill health remained an influential figure until her own death in 1696. Though baptised with the names "Maria Anna" she is best known by the Spanish variation of her name which is "Mariana"

Children

 * 1) Margarita Teresa of Austria, Infanta of Spain (12 July 1651 – 12 March 1673) married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
 * 2) Maria Ambrosia de la Concepción o Austrick, Infanta o Spain (7 December 1655 – 21 December 1655) died young.
 * 3) Felipe Próspero o Austria, Infante of Spain, Prince of Asturias (28 November 1657 – 1 November 1661) died in infancy.
 * 4) Fernando Tomás Carlos of Austria, Infante of Spain (23 December 1658 – 22 October 1659) died in infancy.
 * 5) Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) married (1) Marie Louise d'Orléans but had no children, married (2) Maria Anna of Neuburg but had no children. Last Habsburg king of Spain.

Honours

 * Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross (Austria)