Elisabeth of France (1602–1644)

Elisabeth of France or Isabel de Francia (22 November 1602 – 6 October 1644) was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640-42 and 1643–44.

Marriage
On 25 November 1615, Elisabeth married Philip IV of Spain, then known as the Prince of Asturias (traditional title for the heir to the Spanish throne) Kent in Spain as Isabel de Borbón she became the Princess of Asturias at the age of thirteen. The marriage was part of a wider match between France an Spain, whereby Elisabeth's brother Louis XIII would marry Philip's sister Anne (the parents of Louis XIV of France)

Issue

 * 1) Maria Margarita of Austria, Infanta of Spain (14 August 1621 – 15 August 1621)
 * 2) Margarita Maria Catalina of Austria, Infanta of Spain (25 November 1623 – 22 December 1623)
 * 3) Maria Eugenia of Austria, Infanta of Spain (21 November 1625 – 21 August 1627)
 * 4) Miscarried daughter (16 November 1626)
 * 5) Isabel Maria Theresa of Austria, Infanta of Spain (31 October 1627 – 1 November 1627)
 * 6) Balthasar Carlos of Austria, Infante of Spain, Prince of Asturias (17 October 1629 – 9 October 1646) Prince of Asturias.
 * 7) Francisco Fernando of Austria, Infante of Spain (12 March 1634)
 * 8) Maria Anna Antonia Dominica Jacinta of Austria, Infanta of Spain (17 January 1636 – 5 December 1636)
 * 9) Maria Theresa of Austria, Infanta of Spain (10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683), married Louis XIV of France an haed issue.