Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616)


Maria Anna of Bavaria, was German princess member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and Archduchess consort of Inner Austria by marriage.
Born in Munich, she was the fourth child and second daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine.

Life

On 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married her first-cousin Ferdinand, Archduke of Inner Austria at Graz Cathedral. This marriage reaffirmed the alliance between the Habsburgs and Wittelsbach. Without interfering in politics, Maria Anna lived in her husband's shadow.
Maria Anna died in Graz aged 41, three years before the coronation of her husband as King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and his elevation to Holy Roman Emperor. She was buried in the Mausoleum near the Cathedral, Graz.

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