Eleanor of Austria (1534-1594)

Eleanor of Austria (1534-1594)

Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (November 2, 1534 - August 5, 1594) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. She was a sister of Johanna of Austria, whom married Francesco I de' Medici, Eleonora was the aunte of Marie de' Medici, Queen of France. She married William I, Duke of Mantua on April 26, 1561.

Their children were:
*Vincent I, Duke of Mantua (September 21, 1562-February 9, 1612).
*Margherita Gonzaga (May 27, 1564 - January 6, 1618). Married Alfonso II d'Este.
*Anna Caterina Gonzaga (January 17, 1566 - August 3, 1621). Married her maternal uncle Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria.

Ancestors

Eleonora died on 5 August 1594 at the age of 59, she had been a widow since 1587 when her husband died. She was one of the last children of Ferdinand and Anna alive at the time, the only other sibling of Eleonora to be alive at the time of her death was her brother Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria who only died one year after Eleonora.

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