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Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress
| Maria of Austria | |
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| Holy Roman Empress; Queen consort of Germany and Bohemia; Archduchess consort of Austria | |
| Tenure | 25 July 1564 – 12 October 1576 |
| Regent of Spain | |
| Tenure | 1 October 1548 – 12 July 1551 (co-regent with her husband) |
| Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Tenure | 8 September 1563 – 12 October 1576 |
| Coronation | 9 September 1563 |
| Born | 21 June 1528 Madrid, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 26 February 1603 (aged 74) Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, Crown of Castile |
| Burial | Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | |
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| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Isabella of Portugal |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Maria of Austria or Maria of Spain (21 June 1528 – 26 February 1603), also known as Isabel,[1][2] was the empress consort and queen consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary.[3] She served as regent of Spain in the absence of her father Emperor Charles V from 1548 until 1551 and was one of the most powerful empresses of the Holy Roman Empire.
- ^ Parker 2019, pp. 545–546.
- ^ Blockmans 2002, p. 120.
- ^ "Maximilian II | Holy Roman emperor". 26 March 2024.
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