Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1718–1744)

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Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
circa 1744 portrait by Johann Gottfried Auerbach.
Born (1718-09-18)18 September 1718
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died 16 December 1744(1744-12-16) (aged 26)
Palace of Charles of Lorraine, Brussels
Spouse Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (m 7 January 1744 )
Full name
Maria Anna Eleonore Wilhelmine Josepha
House Habsburgs of Austria (by birth)
Lorraine (by marriage)
Father Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (Maria Anna Eleonore Wilhelmine Josepha; 18 September 1718 – 16 December 1744) was a member of the House of Habsburg who governed the Austrian Netherlands in the name of her elder sister, Empress Maria Theresa.


Marriage[edit]

On 7 January 1744, she married her brother-in-law Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine in Vienna.


Issue[edit]

  1. Stillborn daughter (October 9 1744)


Political offices
Preceded by Governor of the Austrian Netherlands
1744
Served alongside: Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
Succeeded by