Mariana of Austria
Queen of Spain from 1649 to 1665 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mariana or Maria Anna of Austria,[lower-alpha 1] (24 December 1634 – 16 May 1696), was Queen of Spain from 1649, when she married her uncle Philip IV of Spain, until his death in 1665. She was then appointed regent for their three-year-old son Charles II, and due to his ill health remained an influential figure until she died in 1696.
Mariana of Austria | |||||
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Tenure | 7 October 1649 – 17 September 1665 | ||||
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Regency | 17 September 1665 – 6 November 1675 | ||||
Monarch | Charles II | ||||
Born | (1634-12-24)24 December 1634 Wiener Neustadt, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
Died | 16 May 1696(1696-05-16) (aged 61) Palace of the Councils, Madrid, Crown of Castile | ||||
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House | Habsburg | ||||
Father | Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
Mother | Maria Anna of Spain | ||||
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Her regency was overshadowed by Spain's post-1648 decline and internal political divisions, combined with a general European economic crisis during the latter half of the 17th century. The inability of her son Charles II of Spain to produce an heir led to constant manoeuvring by other European powers, which ultimately ended in the 1701 to 1714 War of the Spanish Succession.
The Mariana Islands chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and the associated Mariana Trench, are named after her.