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Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (German: Maria Anna Ferdinanda Josepha Charlotte Johanna; 21 April 1770 – 1 October 1809) was an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and became princess-abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague.
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria primary name: Maria Anna other name: Habsburg, Maria Anna von
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789), abbess of the Imperial and Royal Convent for Noble Ladies in Prague 1738–1789 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
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Early life
Born Maria Anna Josepha Antonia Regina, she was the eleventh child and seventh daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640–1705) by his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655–1720). Two of her brothers, Joseph and Charles later became emperors. Through Charles, she was an aunt of Maria Theresa, the only woman to ever rule the Habsburg monarchyin her own right.
Life as queen consort
On 27 October 1708, Maria Anna married John V, King of Portugal (1689–1750) to seal the alliance between the two countries against France and Spain during the War of Spanish Succession. Maria Anna reformed the court and its customs to follow the traditions and customs of the traditional Queens of Portugal. Her greatest influence on the court and Portuguese nobilityas a whole was the increase of segregation between men and women, as well as between servants and masters. Like John, Maria Anna h...
Regency
In 1742 Maria Anna became regent after her husband had suffered a stroke and became partially paralyzed. When John V died on 31 July 1750, their eldest son Joseph I of Portugalinherited the throne. She died in the Belém Palace on 14 August 1754. After her death, she was buried in Lisbon, but her heart was brought to Vienna and buried there in the Imperial Crypt.
Maria Anna had six children with her husband, John V, King of Portugal, four of whom survived infancy. 1. Infanta Barbara of Portugal (4 December 1711 – 27 August 1758), became Queen of Spain as the wife of Ferdinand VI of Spain(1713–1759). 2. Infante Pedro of Portugal (19 October 1712 – 29 October 1714), Prince of Brazil, died in infancy. 3. Josep...
Nizza da Silva, Maria Beatriz (2009). Reis de Portugal: D. João V(in Portuguese). Lisbon: Temas & Debates.Raggi, Giuseppina (2017). "The Queen of Portugal Maria Anna of Austria and the Royal Opera Theaters by Giovanni Carlo Sicinio Galli Bibiena". Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconograp...dewiki Maria Anna von Österreich (1770–1809) elwiki Μαρία Άννα της Αυστρίας (1770-1809) enwiki Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1770) eswiki María Ana de Austria (1770-1809) frwiki Marie-Anne d'Autriche (1770-1809) huwiki Habsburg–Lotaringiai Mária Anna főapátnő; itwiki Maria Anna d'Asburgo-Lorena (1770-1809)
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Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (Maria Anna Ferdinanda Josepha Charlotte Johanna; 21 April 1770 – 1 October 1809) was an Archduchess of Austria by birth, and a Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague.
