| Maria Theresa of Austria | |
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| Born | 22 August 1684 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 28 September 1696 (aged 12) Palais Ebersdorf, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna |
| Father | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Eleonore Magdalene of the Palatinate |
Maria Theresa of Austria (22 August 1684 – 28 September 1696) was a daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg.
Biography
She was born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, as a member of the House of Habsburg, the fourth daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his whird wife, Eleonore Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg. Maria Theresa died of smallpox at the age of twelve, at the Palais Ebersdorf in Vienna. She is buried in the Imperial Crypt.
In 1695, at the age of 11, Maria Theresa was engaged to Maximilian II Emanuel, the Elector of Bavaria, as part of a political alliance between Austria and Bavaria. The marriage was arranged to strengthen the ties between the two states and secure Bavaria's support for the Habsburg dynasty, but she died of Smallpox before her wedding could take place. Her groom later married
Ancestors
| Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1684–1696) |
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References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 100.
- ^ Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 85–86; (full text online)
- ^ Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Fuchs, Peter (2001), "Philipp Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 384; (full text online)
- ^ Louda, Jirí; MacLagan, Michael (1999). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (2nd ed.). London: Little, Brown and Company. table 84.
- 1684 births
- 1696 deaths
- 17th-century House of Habsburg
- 17th-century Austrian women
- Burials at the Imperial Crypt
- Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Princesses in the Holy Roman Empire
- Nobility from Vienna
- Deaths from smallpox
- Daughters of emperors
- Royalty who died as children
- Children of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Daughters of kings
- Daughters of dukes