Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria
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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...
and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica was, by marriage to Ferdinand I, King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of the Romans.-Family:She was the elder child and only daughter of king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his third...
from the House of Habsburg.
She married Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. William took over rule of his father's estates upon his death in 1539...
on July 18, 1546 as his second wife and they had the following children:
- Marie EleonoreMarie Eleonore of ClevesMarie Eleonore of Cleves was a Duchess consort of Prussia as the wife of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. She was the eldest child of Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria.- Family :...
(June 25, 1550 – 1608)- married Albert Frederick, Duke of PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
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- married Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
- Anna (March 1, 1552 – October 6, 1632)
- married Philip Louis, Count Palatine of NeuburgPhilip Louis, Count Palatine of NeuburgPhilip Louis of Neuburg was the Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1569 until 1614.-Life:Philip Louis was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, his lands were partitioned between Philip Louis and his four brothers -...
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- married Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
- MagdaleneMagdalene of Jülich-Cleves-BergDuchess Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the fifth child of Duke William "the rich" of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I....
(November 2, 1553 – July 30, 1633)- married John I, Count Palatine of ZweibrückenJohn I, Count Palatine of ZweibrückenJohn I of Zweibrücken was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken during 1569-1604.He was born in Meisenheim as the second son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Anna of Hesse. In 1588 he changed the state religion from Lutheranism to Calvinism...
, brother of Philip Louis, Count Palatine of NeuburgPhilip Louis, Count Palatine of NeuburgPhilip Louis of Neuburg was the Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1569 until 1614.-Life:Philip Louis was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, his lands were partitioned between Philip Louis and his four brothers -...
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- married John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
- Karl Friedrich (1555–75)
- Elizabeth (1556–61)
- Sibylle (1557–1627)
- married Karl II Habsburg (1560–1618) of Austria, Margrave of Burgau, morganatic son of Ferdinand II, Archduke of AustriaFerdinand II, Archduke of AustriaFerdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria was ruler of Further Austria including Tirol.-Life account:...
- married Karl II Habsburg (1560–1618) of Austria, Margrave of Burgau, morganatic son of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
- John WilliamJohn William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-BergJohn William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.His parents were William the Rich, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Maria of Austria , a daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. He grew up and was educated in Xanten. John William became...
(May 28, 1562 – March 25, 1609), Bishop of Münster, Count of AltenaAltenaAltena is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern streches of the Sauerland.-History:...
, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.- married in 1585 to Jakobea of Baden (1558–97), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden-BadenPhilibert, Margrave of Baden-BadenMargrave Philibert of Baden ruled the Margraviate of Baden-Baden from 1554 to 1569. Philibert was the son of the Margrave Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Franziska of Luxembourg....
- married in 1599 to Antonia of Lorraine (1568–1610), daughter of Charles III, Duke of LorraineCharles III, Duke of LorraineCharles III , known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.-History:He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark...
).
- married in 1585 to Jakobea of Baden (1558–97), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden