Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Archduchess Maria
Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Maria of Habsburg and her daughter Marie Eleonore
Born	(1531-05-15)15 May 1531 Prague
Died	Hambach Castle, Niederzier
Spouse	William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
House	Habsburg
Father	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I from the House of Habsburg and Anna Jagiello.

She married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 18, 1546 as his second wife and they had the following children:

1. Marie Eleonore (25 June 1550 – 1608); married Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
2. Anna (1 March 1552 – 6 October 1632); married Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg.
3. Magdalene (2 November 1553 – 30 July 1633); married John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, brother of Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg.
4. Charles Frederick (1555–75)
5. Elizabeth (1556–61)
6. Sibylle (1557–1627); married Karl II Habsburg (1560–1618) of Austria, Margrave of Burgau, a morganatic son of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
7. John William (28 May 1562 – 25 March 1609), Bishop of Münster, Count of Altena, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg; married firstly, in 1585, to Jakobea of Baden (1558–97), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly, in 1599, to Antonia of Lorraine (1568–1610), daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine).

Ancestors

Family of Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

16. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor               8. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor                       17. Eleanor of Portugal               4. Philip I of Castile                             18. Charles, Duke of Burgundy               9. Mary of Burgundy                       19. Isabella of Bourbon               2. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor                                   20. John II of Aragon               10. Ferdinand II of Aragon                       21. Juana Enríquez               5. Joanna of Castile                             22. John II of Castile               11. Isabella I of Castile                       23. Isabella of Portugal               1. Archduchess Maria of Austria                                         24. Władysław II Jagiełło               12. Casimir IV Jagiellon                       25. Sophia of Halshany               6. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary                             26. Albert II of Germany               13. Elisabeth of Austria                       27. Elisabeth of Bohemia               3. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary                                   28. John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal               14. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale                       29. Margaret de la Pole               7. Anna of Foix-Candale                             30. Gaston IV, Count of Foix               15. Catherine of Foix                       31. Eleanor of Navarre