Eleonora Maria Josepha ( German: Eleonore Maria Josefa von Österreich ; May 31, 1653 , Regensburg , Germany - December 17, 1697 , Vienna , Austria ) - Archduke of Austria, married to the Queen Consort of Poland, then Duchess of Lorraine.
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| Eleonore Maria von Österreich | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Maria Louise Gonzaga | ||||||
| Successor | Maria de Lagrange d'Arquien | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Maria Louise Gonzaga | ||||||
| Successor | Maria de Lagrange d'Arquien | ||||||
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| Birth | May 31, 1653 Regensburg , Germany | ||||||
| Death | December 17, 1697 ( 44) Vienna , Austria | ||||||
| Burial place | Imperial crypt | ||||||
| Kind |  The Habsburgs | ||||||
| Father | Emperor Ferdinand III | ||||||
| Mother | Eleanor Gonzaga | ||||||
| Spouse | Mikhail Koribut Vishnevetsky Charles V (Duke of Lorraine) | ||||||
| Children | , , and | ||||||
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| Awards | Golden Rose | ||||||
The daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and his third wife Eleanor Gonzaga . Her father died when she was four years old, and Eleanor Maria and her sister Maria Anna grew up in Vienna under the supervision of her mother.
February 27, 1670 in the monastery of Yasnaya Gora Eleanor Maria married the King of Poland Michael Koribut Wisniewiecki . The marriage was concluded for political reasons, the bride was 17 years old. The king died three years later, their only son died at birth on November 29, 1670 .
Returning to the court, the Archduke met her brother’s best friend, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine ( 1643 - 1690 ), who was forced to leave her lands occupied by France. The difference in status interfered with their relationship, but five years later they got married with the permission of the emperor. The wedding took place on February 6, 1678 in Wiener Neustadt . Leopold I appointed Charles Viceroy in Tyrol .
The Duchess gave birth to six children, of whom four survived:
- Leopold ( 1679 - 1729 ), Duke of Lorraine;
- Karl Joseph ( 1680 - 1715 ), Archbishop of Trier ;
- Joseph ( 1685 - 1705 ), general of the imperial army;
- Franz ( 1689 - 1715 ), abbot.
After the death of her husband, she fought for the return to the son of the Lorraine Duchy . Shortly before her death, the Riswick Treaty was signed, by which France ceded the duchy.
Eleanor Maria died at the age of 44, having survived a mother, sisters and husband.
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