Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg

Anna of Austria
Image of Anna from the 15th century
Margravine of Brandenburg
Tenure	1295–1327
Born	1275 Vienna, Austria
Died	1327 Legnica
Spouse	Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Henry VI the Good
Issue	Judith, Count of Henneberg John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Matilde, Duchess of Greater Poland Agnes, Margravine of Brandenburg Elisabeth, Duchess of Oleśnica Euphemia Margaret
House	House of Habsburg
Father	Albert I of Germany
Mother	Elisabeth of Tirol

Anna of Austria (1275, Vienna, Austria –1327, Legnica) was a daughter of Albert I of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Tirol. She was a member of the House of Habsburg.

First marriage[]

Anna first married in 1295 in Graz. Her husband was Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel. They had four children:

• Jutta of Brandenburg (1301–1353), heiress of Coburg, married to Count
• John (1302–1317), succeeded his father, but died young
• Matilde of Brandenburg (died 1323) married Henry IV the Faithful
• Agnes of Brandenburg (1297–1334), heiress of the Altmark, married with margrave Waldemar of Brandenburg (1281–1381) and in 1319 to Duke Otto of Brunswick-Göttingen (1290–1344).

In 1308, Herman died, and their son John succeeded him.

Second marriage[]

In 1310 Anna married Henry VI the Good, Duke of Wrocław,^[1] son of Henry V the Fat and his wife Elisabeth of Greater Poland.^{[citation needed]} They had three daughters:

• Elisabeth of Brieg (ca. 1311 – 20 February? 1328), married before 10 January 1322 to Duke Konrad I of Oleśnica.
• Euphemia of Brieg (Ofka) (ca. 1312 – 21 March after 1384), married before 29 November 1325 to Duke Bolesław the Elder of Niemodlin (Falkenberg).
• Margaret of Brieg (ca. 1313 – 8 March 1379), Abbess of St. Clara in Wrocław (1359).

Anna died in 1327 in Legnica. She left her husband a widower, and she had failed to produce a son. When her husband died ten years later, Wrocław was merged with the Bohemian crown.

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