Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.

Archduchess Maria
Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Portrait by Hans Besser, c. 1555
Born	(1531-05-15)15 May 1531 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	11 December 1581(1581-12-11) (aged 50) Hambach Castle, Niederzier, Duchy of Jülich, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ​ ​ (m. 1546)​
Issue	Marie Eleonore, Duchess of Prussia Anna, Countess Palatine of Neuburg Magdalene, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken Karl Friedrich of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Sibylle, Margravine of Burgau Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
House	Habsburg
Father	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

She married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 1546 as his second wife. Their children were:

1. Marie Eleonore (1550–1608); married Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
2. Anna (1552–1632); married Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
3. Magdalene (1553–1633); married John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, brother of Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
4. Charles Frederick (1555–1575)
5. Elizabeth (1556–1561)
6. Sibylle (1557–1627); married Karl II Habsburg (1560–1618) of Austria, Margrave of Burgau, a morganatic son of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
7. John William (1562–1609), Bishop of Münster, Count of Altena, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg; married firstly, in 1585, to Jakobea of Baden (1558–1597), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly, in 1599, to Antonia of Lorraine (1568–1610), daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine)

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