Biography of Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 1606-1646
Paternal Family Tree: Habsburg
Maternal Family Tree: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 1317-1347
On 13 Sep 1598 [her grandfather] Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 71) died. His son [her father] Philip III King Spain (age 20) succeeded III King Spain.
On 18 Apr 1599 [her father] Philip III King Spain (age 21) and [her mother] Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain. They were first cousin once removed.
On 18 Aug 1606 Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress was born to Philip III King Spain (age 28) and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.92%.
On 03 Oct 1611 [her mother] Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 26) died.
1614. The "Spanish Match" was the proposed marriage between Prince Charles (age 13), the son of King James I of Great Britain (age 47), and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain (age 7), the daughter of [her father] Philip III of Spain (age 35). Negotiations took place over the period 1614 to 1623, and during this time became closely related to aspects of British foreign and religious policy, before breaking down completely.
Evelyn's Diary. 1624. I was not initiated into any rudiments until near four years of age, and then one Frier taught us at the church-porch of Wotton, Surrey [Map]; and I do perfectly remember the great talk and stir about Il Conde Gondomar (age 96), now Ambassador from Spain (for near about this time was the match of our Prince (age 23) with the Infanta (age 17) proposed); and the effects of that comet, 1618, still working in the prodigious revolutions now beginning in Europe, especially in Germany, whose sad commotions sprang from the Bohemians' defection from the Emperor Matthias; upon which quarrel the Swedes broke in, giving umbrage to the rest of the princes, and the whole Christian world cause to deplore it, as never since enjoying perfect tranquillity.
On 31 Mar 1621 [her father] Philip III King Spain (age 42) died. His son [her brother] Philip IV King Spain (age 15) succeeded IV King Spain.
Autobiography Simon D'Ewes. 25 Aug 1622. On Sunday, the 25th day of this month, preached one Mr. Claydon, (minister of Hackney, near London,) at St. Paul's Cross [Map]; and cited a story out of our Chronicles, of a Spanish sheep, brought into England in Edward the First's time, which infected most of the sheep of England with a murrain, and prayed God no more such sheep might be brought over from thence hither; at which many of his bearers cried out "Amen." So much generally did all men fear that Prince Charles should marry1 the [her brother] King of Spain's (age 17) sister (age 16), as they ever hated that nation. He lay awhile in prison for his sermon, but was soon after set at liberty by the mediation of Sir John Ramsey (age 42), Knt., a Scotchman, Earl of Holderness, whose chaplain he was.
Note 1. In MS. Egerton 783, is a curious paper, entitled "A Private Consideration of the intended Marriage between Charles, Prince of Woles, and Mary of Austria, Daughter of the late Phillip the Third king of Spain."It commences as follows: - "The House of Parliament should once have been blown up, and now is supposed to be broken up for the averseness of the Commons to the Spanish match, for expressing their fears of danger and loss to the kingdom, both daily confirmed and increased by the acquires of the King of Spain, and prooeedings of the Spanish action; by our treative complements with Spain, and for protesting to preserve their rights and privileges." The proposed articles of marriage are given in the same volume.
On 07 Mar 1623 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 22), accompanied by George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 30), Endymion Porter (age 36) and Richard Wynn 2nd Baronet (age 35), arrived in Madrid, incognito, in an attempt to bring to a conclusion his betrothal to Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 16), much to the surprise of her brother [her brother] Philip IV King Spain (age 17) and the English ambassador John Digby 1st Earl Bristol (age 43). The negotiations ultimately failed.
On 21 Nov 1627 [her future husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 19) succeeded King Bohemia.
1630. Diego Velázquez (age 30). Portrait of Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 23).
On 20 Feb 1631 Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 22) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Bohemia. She the daughter of Philip III King Spain and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor (age 52) and Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. They were first cousins.
On 08 Sep 1633 [her son] Ferdinand King Bohemia IV King Romans was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 27) at Vienna. Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 22 Dec 1634 [her daughter] Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 26) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 15 Jul 1637 [her son] Philip Augustus Habsburg Spain Archduke Austria was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 29) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 30). Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 18 Nov 1637 [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 29) succeeded III Holy Roman Emperor. Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 31) by marriage Holy Roman Empress.
On 21 Dec 1638 [her son] Maximilian Thomas Habsburg Spain Archduke Austria was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 30) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 22 Jun 1639 [her son] Philip Augustus Habsburg Spain Archduke Austria (age 1) died.
On 29 Jun 1639 [her son] Maximilian Thomas Habsburg Spain Archduke Austria died.
On 09 Jun 1640 [her son] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 31) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 24 Mar 1644 [her sister-in-law] Cecilia Renata Habsburg Spain (age 32) died.
On 13 May 1646 [her daughter] Maria Habsburg Spain Archduchess Austria was born to [her husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 39). Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 39) died in childbirth. Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 02 Jul 1648 [her former husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 39) and Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia (age 16) were married at Linz. She by marriage Queen Consort Bohemia. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. They were first cousins.
On 30 Apr 1651 [her former husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 42) and Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Bohemia. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousin twice removed.
On 02 Apr 1657 [her former husband] Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor (age 48) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Aviz 2nd Duke Viseu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince John Aviz Constable Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Aviz Duchess Viseu 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Braganza 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Aviz 2nd Duke Viseu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Aviz Duchess Viseu 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło
Great x 3 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany
Great x 2 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Foix 1st Earl Kendal 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kerdeston Countess Foix 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Mother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher I Margrave Baden 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Elector Palatinate 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England