Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria

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Maria Antonia of Austria
Maria Antonia by an unknown artist.
Electress consort of Bavaria
Reign 15 July 1685 – 24 December 1692
Born 18 January 1669
Hofburg Palace, Vienna
Died 24 December 1692 (aged 23)
Hofburg Palace, Vienna
Spouse Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Issue Joseph Ferdinand
Full name
Maria Antonia Josepha Benedicta Rosalia Petronella
House Habsburgs of Austria (by birth)
House of Wittelsbach (by marriage)
Father Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Margaret Theresa of Spain
Burial 25 December 1692
Imperial Crypt Vaults, Vienna

Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (Maria Antonia Josepha Benedicta Rosalia Petronella; 18 January 1669 – 24 December 1692) was an Electress o Bavaria by as a result of her marriage to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. She was the eldest daughter an only surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and his wife Margaret Theresa of Spain. She was the heir to the Spanish throne after her maternal uncle Charles II of Spain from 1673 until her death .

Issue[edit]

  1. Leopold Ferdinand of Bavaria (22 May 1689) died at birth.
  2. Anton of Bavaria (19 November 1690) died at birth.
  3. Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (28 October 1692 – 6 February 1699) never married and died after contracting smallpox.