Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria
Catherine Renata of Austria | |
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Archduchess of Austria | |
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Born | 4 January 1576 Graz, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 29 June 1599 Seckau Abbey, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 23)
House | House of Habsburg |
Father | Charles II, Archduke of Austria |
Mother | Maria Anna of Bavaria |
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (4 January 1576 – 29 June 1599) was a member of the House of Habsburg.
Early life[edit]
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She was the daughter of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, the son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619.
Biography[edit]
Born in Graz, Catherine Renata, like all her siblings , suffered from the famous Habsburg jaw.[1] Negotiations for a marriage between her and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma ended when Catherine Renata suddenly died aged twenty-three.[2][3] She was buried in the Seckau Abbey.[4]
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