Anne of Austria

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Anne of Austria
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens.
Queen consort of France
Tenure 24 November 1615 – 14 May 1643
Queen regent of France
Regency 14 May 1643 – 7 September 1651
Monarch Louis XIV
Born (1601-09-22)22 September 1601
Benavente Palace, Valladolid, Spain
Died 20 January 1666(1666-01-20) (aged 64)
Paris, France
Spouse Louis XIII of France (1615)
Issue Louis XIV of France
Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Full name
{Ana María Mauricia de Austria y Austria
House Habsburgs of Spain (by birth)
Bourbons of France (by marriage)
Father Philip III of Spain
Mother Margaret of Austria
Signature
Religion Roman Catholicism

Anne of Austria (22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 until she was widowed in 1643 after which Queen Anne acted as regent their eldest son Louis XIV until 1651. Anne and her son enjoyed a close relationship and aired her disapproval of her son's marital infidelity to her niece and daughter-in-law Maria Theresa.


Issue[edit]

  1. Louis Dieudonné of France, (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715) King of France married Maria Theresa of Austria and had issue. Married Madame de Maintenon but had no issue.
  2. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) married (1) Princess Henrietta of England and had issue. Married (2) Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate and had issue.

Titles[edit]

  • 22 September 1601 – 24 November 1615 Archduchess Ana of Austria, Infanta of Spain, Infanta of Portugal.
  • 24 November 1615 – 14 May 1643 Her Majesty The Queen.
  • 14 May 1643 – 7 September 1651 Her Majesty The Queen regent.
  • 7 September 1651 – 20 January 1666 Her Majesty The Queen mother.
Anne of Austria
Habsburgs of Spain
Born: 22 September 1601 Died: 20 January 1666
French royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Marie de' Medici
Queen consort of Navarre
1615 – 1620
French annexation
Queen consort of France
1620 – 1643
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Theresa of Spain
Portuguese royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Philip (II)
Princess of Portugal
22 September 1601 – 8 April 1605
Succeeded by