Anna of Tyrol

Anna of Tyrol
Holy Roman Empress; Queen consort of the Romans, Hungary, and Bohemia; Archduchess consort of Austria
Tenure	1608–1618
Born	4 October 1585 Innsbruck, Austria
Died	14 December 1618 Vienna, Austria
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Spouse	Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
House	House of Habsburg
Father	Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Mother	Anne Juliana Gonzaga

Anna of Tyrol (Innsbruck, 4 October 1585 – 14 Dec 1618, Vienna) was the wife of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor. By this marriage she was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Queen of Hungary. Her parents were Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria and Anne Juliana Gonzaga.

Biography

Marriage

On 4 December 1611 in Vienna, Matthias and Anna were married. Matthias was already over fifty at the time. Anna was a first cousin of Matthias; his father, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor was an elder brother of Anna's father, Ferdinand II of Austria.

Matthias and Anna had no surviving children.

In 1617 Anna with her husband founded the Capuchin Church, Vienna, which is where they wanted to be buried so Matthias had the Imperial Crypt built. Anna died a year later and was buried there. Three months later, Mattias died and was buried with Anna in the Imperial Crypt.

Most of the Holy Roman Emperors and Empresses have since been buried at the Imperial Crypt.

Ancestors

Anna's ancestors in three generations

Anna of Tyrol	Father: Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria	Paternal Grandfather: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor	Paternal Great-grandfather: Philip I of Castile
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Joanna of Castile
		Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary	Paternal Great-grandfather: Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anne de Foix
	Mother: Anne Juliana Gonzaga	Maternal Grandfather: Guglielmo I Gonzaga	Maternal Great-grandfather: Federico II, Duke of Mantua
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Margaret Palaeologina
		Maternal Grandmother: Eleonora of Austria	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

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Anna of Tyrol House of Habsburg Born: 4 October 1585 Died: 14 December 1618
German royalty
Preceded by Maria of Spain	Empress of the Holy Roman Empire German Queen 1612–1618	Succeeded by Eleanor of Mantua
	Queen consort of Hungary 1608–1618
	Queen consort of Bohemia 1611–1617