Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland

Eleanor of Austria
Queen consort of Poland Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure	1670–1673
Coronation	29 September 1670
Born	(1653-05-21)21 May 1653 Regensburg, Germany
Died	Vienna, Austria
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria
Spouse	Michael I, King of Poland Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Issue	Leopold, Duke of Lorraine Charles Joseph, Bishop of Olomouc
Full name Eleonor Maria Josefa
House	House of Habsburg
Father	Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Eleanor Gonzaga (1630–1686)
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Eleanor Maria Josefa of Austria (Polish: Eleonora; 21 May 1653 – 17 December 1697) was, by her two marriages, Queen of Poland and Duchess of Lorraine.

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

Biography

Eleanor married Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki (known as Michael I), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, on 27 February 1670 in the Jasna Góra Monastery. They had one stillborn son on 29 November 1670. In 1671, she had a miscarriage. The opposition of Michael spread rumours that Michael forced her to fake pregnancies, but this is not considered likely. Queen Eleanor 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.

Her husband died in 1673. She remained in Poland for a couple of years after his death.

Eleanor then married Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, on 6 February 1678 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The couple resided in Innsbrück in Austria. They were the parents of 6 children. She passed to her heirs the inheritance of the Gonzaga of Mantua.

• 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.

Eleanor died at the age of 44, having outlived both of her husbands and 2 of her children.

Sarcophagus of Eleanor of Austria, Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Austria

Ancestors

Charles II of Austria

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

William V, Duke of Bavaria

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Renata of Lorraine

Eleanor of Austria

Charles I, Duke of Mantua

Charles II Gonzaga

Catherine of Mayenne

Eleanor Gonzaga

Francesco IV Gonzaga

Maria Gonzaga

Margaret of Savoy

See also

• Częstochowa

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland House of Habsburg Born: 31 May 1653 Died: 17 Dec 1697
French royalty
Preceded by Marie Louise d'Aspremont	Duchess consort of Lorraine 1678–1697	Succeeded by Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
Royal titles
Preceded by Marie Louise Gonzaga	Queen consort of Poland Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania 1670–1673	Succeeded by Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien