Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

For other Annas of Bohemia, see Anne of Bohemia (disambiguation). For other Annas of Hungary, see Anna of Hungary (disambiguation). For other Annas Jagiellon, see Anna Jagiellon (disambiguation).

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
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Queen consort of the Romans, Bohemia and Hungary
Tenure	1531–1547
Born	23 July 1503 Buda, Hungary
Died	Prague, Bohemia
Spouse	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Issue	Elisabeth, Queen of Poland Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Anna, Duchess of Bavaria Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Catherine, Queen of Poland Eleonora, Duchess of Mantua Barbara, Duchess of Ferrara Charles II, Archduke of Austria Joanna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Dynasty	Jagiellon
Father	Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
Mother	Anne de Foix

Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (Buda, Hungary, 23 July 1503 – Prague, Bohemia, 27 January 1547), sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica, Queen of the Romans (Germany), Bohemia and Hungary as the wife of King Ferdinand I, later Holy Roman Emperor.

Family

She was the elder child and only daughter of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (1456–1516) and his third wife Anne of Foix-Candale. She was an older sister of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia. Her paternal grandparents were King Casimir IV of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, of the Jagiellon dynasty, and Elisabeth of Austria, one of the heiresses of Bohemia, duchy of Luxembourg and duchy of Kujavia. Her maternal grandparents were Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale and Catherine de Foix, Infanta of the Kingdom of Navarre.

Life

She was born in Buda (now Budapest). The death of Vladislaus II on 13 March 1516 left both siblings in the care of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. It was arranged that Anna marry his grandson, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, second son of Queen regnant Joanna of Castile and her late husband and co-ruler, Philip I of Castile. Anna married Ferdinand on 26 May 1521 in Linz, Austria. At the time Ferdinand was governing the Habsburg hereditary lands on behalf of his older brother Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. It was stipulated that Ferdinand should succeed Anne's brother in case he died without male heirs.

Her brother Louis was killed in the Battle of Mohács against Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire on 29 August 1526. This left the thrones of both Bohemia and Hungary vacant. Ferdinand claimed both kingdoms and was elected King of Bohemia on 24 October of the same year, making Anna Queen of Bohemia.

Hungary was a more difficult case. Suleiman had annexed much of its lands. Ferdinand was proclaimed King of Hungary by a group of nobles, but another faction of Hungarian nobles refused to allow a foreign ruler to hold that title and elected John Zápolya as an alternative king. The resulting conflict between the two rivals and their successors lasted until 1571. In 1531, Ferdinand's older brother Charles V recognised Ferdinand as his successor as Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand was elevated to the title King of the Romans.

Anna and Ferdinand had fifteen children, all of whom were born in Bohemia or Hungary. Both of these kingdoms had suffered for centuries from premature deaths among heirs and a shortage of succession prospects. Meanwhile, Anna served as queen consort of Bohemia and as one of three living queens of Hungary until her death. She died in Prague, days after giving birth to her last daughter Joanna. In 1556, Charles V abdicated and Ferdinand succeeded as emperor, nine years after Anna's death. She is matrilineal ancestor of Queen Victoria

Children

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Elisabeth	9 July 1526	15 June 1545	Married the future King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland; no issue.
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor	31 July 1527	12 October 1576	Married his first cousin Maria of Spain; had issue.
Anna	7 July 1528	16 October/17 October 1590	Married Albert V, Duke of Bavaria; had issue.
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria	14 June 1529	24 January 1595	Married Philippine Welser; had issue. Married his niece Anne Juliana Gonzaga; had issue.
Maria	15 May 1531	11 December 1581	Married Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg; had issue.
Magdalena	14 August 1532	10 September 1590	A nun.
Catherine	15 September 1533	28 February 1572	Married King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland; no issue.
Eleanor	2 November 1534	5 August 1594	Married William I, Duke of Mantua; had issue.
Margaret of Austria	16 February 1536	12 March 1567	A nun.
John	10 April 1538	20 March 1539	Died in childhood.
Barbara	30 April 1539	19 September 1572	Married Alfonso II d'Este; no issue.
Charles II, Archduke of Austria	3 June 1540	10 July 1590	Married his niece Maria Anna of Bavaria; had issue (including Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor).
Ursula	24 July 1541	30 April 1543	Died in childhood
Helena	7 January 1543	5 March 1574	A nun.
Joanna	24 January 1547	10 April 1578	Married Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; had issue.

Ancestors

Family of Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

16. Algirdas, Grand Prince of Lithuania               8. Władysław II Jagiełło                       17. Uliana of Tver               4. Casimir IV Jagiellon                             18. Andrew Ivanovich of Halshany               9. Sophia of Halshany                       19. Alexandra Dimitrievna of Drutsk               2. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary                                   20. Albert IV, Duke of Austria               10. Albert II of Germany                       21. Johanna Sophia of Bavaria               5. Elisabeth of Austria                             22. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor               11. Elisabeth of Bohemia                       23. Barbara of Cilli               1. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary                                         24. Gaston I de Foix, Captal de Buch               12. John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal                       25. Marguerite of Albret               6. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale                             26. Sir Thomas Kerdeston               13. Margaret Kerdeston                       27. Elizabeth de la Pole               3. Anna of Foix-Candale                                   28. John I, Count of Foix and Bigorre               14. Gaston IV, Count of Foix                       29. Joan of Albret               7. Catherine of Foix                             30. John II of Aragon               15. Eleanor of Navarre                       31. Blanche I of Navarre

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References

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary House of Jagellion Born: 23 July 1503 Died: 27 January 1547
Royal titles
Preceded by Isabella of Portugal	Queen consort of the Romans 1531–1547	Succeeded by Mary of Spain
Preceded by Mary of Austria	Queen consort of Bohemia and Hungary 1526–1547