Margarita Teresa of Austria
| Margarita Teresa of Austria | |
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| Portrait of the Empress by a follower of Velasquez. | |
Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia Archduchess consort of Austria | |
| Tenure | 25 April 1666 – 12 March 1673 |
| Born | 12 July 1651 Royal Alcazar, Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 12 March 1673 (aged 22) Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria |
| Spouse | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1666) |
| Issue | Maria Antonia, Electress of Bavaria |
| House | Habsburgs of Spain (by birth) Habsburgs of Austria (by marriage) |
| Father | Philip IV of Spain |
| Mother | Mariana of Austria |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Margarita Teresa of Austria (12 July 1651 – 12 March 1673) was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to her uncle, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. A daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and the elder sister of Charles II. She featured in several paintings by Diego Velázquez. From birth she had the rank and title of Infanta of Spain but was also an Archduchess of Austria as a result of being a member of the House of Habsburg. The Empress was also a half-sister of Queen Marie Thérèse of France.
Marriage[edit]
She married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and on 5 December 1666, the solemn entry of the Infanta in Vienna took place and the official marriage taking place on 12 December. The union was planned in order to unite the rival branches of the House of Habsburg which ruled Spain as well as Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.
Issue[edit]
- Archduke Ferdinand Wenceslaus Joseph Michael Eleazar of Austria (28 September 1667 – 13 January 1668) died young.
- Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (18 January 1669 – 24 December 1692) married Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and had issue.
- Archduke Johann Leopold of Austria (born an died 20 February 1670) died the same day he was born.
- Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha Antonia Apollonia Scholastica of Austria (9 February 1672 – 23 February 1672) died young.
Titles[edit]
- 12 July 1651 – 5 December 1666 Archduchess Margarita Teresa of Austria, Infanta of Spain.
- 5 December 1666 – 12 March 1673 The Holy Roman Empress.
- Austrian royal consorts
- Holy Roman Empresses
- Infantas of Spain
- 1651 births
- 1673 deaths
- Burials in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
- Deaths in childbirth
- Births in Madrid
- Archduchesses of Austria (Spain)
- Queens consort of Bohemia
- German queens consort
- Queens consort of Hungary
- Italian queens consort
- House of Habsburg (Austria)
- House of Habsburg (Spain)
- Grand Mistresses of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Dames of the Order of the Starry Cross