Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland

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Eleonore of Austria
Eleanor of Austria.jpg
Queen consort of Poland
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure27 February 1670 – 10 November 1673
Coronation29 September 1670
Duchess consort of Lorraine
Tenure6 February 1678 – 18 April 1690
Born(1653-05-21)21 May 1653
Regensburg
Died17 December 1697(1697-12-17) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Imperial Crypt
Spouse
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(m. 1670; died 1673)​
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(m. 1678; died 1690)​
Issue
Names
Eleonor Maria Josefa
HouseHabsburg
FatherFerdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherEleanor Gonzaga
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureEleonore of Austria's signature

Eleonore Maria Josefa of Austria (Polish: Eleonora; 21 May 1653 – 17 December 1697) was Queen of Poland by marriage to king Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki and Duchess of Lorraine by marriage to Charles V, Duke of Lorraine.

Family[]

Born in Regensburg, Eleonore was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Eleanor of Mantua.

Queen of Poland[]

Eleonore married Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki, king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, on 27 February 1670 in the Jasna Góra Monastery.[1] They had one stillborn son on 29 November 1670. In 1671, she had a miscarriage. The opposition of Michael spread rumors that Michael forced her to fake pregnancies, but this is not considered likely. Queen Eleonore was regarded as a model of goodness, softness and loyalty toward her spouse. She learned Polish, although she preferred Latin, and accompanied Michael on his official journeys around Poland. She was guided in her role as queen by her lady-in-waiting Klara Izabella Pacowa, who became her influential favorite.

King Michael died on 10 November 1673.[2] She remained in Poland for a couple of years after his death.

Duchess of Lorraine[]

Eleonore married Charles V of Lorraine on 4 February 1678 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.[3] The couple resided in Innsbrück in Austria. They were the parents of six children. She passed to her heirs the inheritance of the Gonzaga of Mantua.

Eleonore died at the age of 44, having outlived both of her husbands and two of her children.

Sarcophagus of Eleonore of Austria, Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Austria

Issue[]

  • Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (1679–1729)
  • Charles Joseph of Lorraine (1680–1715)
  • Eleanor of Lorraine (1682)
  • Charles Ferdinand of Lorraine (1683–1685)
  • General Joseph Innocent Emanuel of Lorraine (1685–1705)
  • Francis Anthony Joseph of Lorraine (1689–1715). Abbot in Malmedy, Abbot in Stablo.

Ancestry[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Davies 1982, p. 398, 471.
  2. ^ Davies 1982, p. 472.
  3. ^ Lipp 2011, p. 82.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 85–86; (full text online)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gonzaga, Eleonora II (1628–1686)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research. 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 83–85; (full text online)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "GONZAGA: LINEA SOVRANA DI MANTOVA". Enciclopedia genealogica del Mediterraneo (in Italian). Società Genealogica Italiana [Italian Genealogical Society]. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gonzaga, Maria (1609–1660)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research. 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

Sources[]

  • Davies, Norman (1982). God's Playground:A History of Poland. Vol. I. Columbia University Press. |volume= has extra text (help)
  • Lipp, Charles T. (2011). Noble Strategies in an Early Modern Small State: The Mahuet of Lorraine. University of Rochester Press.
Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland
Born: 31 May 1653 Died: 17 Dec 1697
Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Marie Louise Gonzaga 		Queen consort of Poland
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
1670–1673 		Vacant
Title next held by
Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien
Vacant
Title last held by
Marie Louise d'Aspremont 		Duchess consort of Lorraine
1678–1690 		Vacant
Title next held by
Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans

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