Maria Antonia Josepha Benedicta Rosalia Petronella of Austria (18 January 1669 – 24 December 1692) was an Electress of Bavaria as the wife of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria . She was the eldest daughter and only surviving child of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Margaret Theresa of Spain . She was the heiress to the Spanish throne after her maternal uncle Charles II of Spain from 1673 until her death.
12-986: Maria Antonia may refer to: Maria Antonia of Austria (1669–1692) daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Margarita Teresa of Austria Maria Antonia Pereira (1700–1760), Spanish founder of the carmelite convent of Santiago de Compostela . Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724–1780) daughter of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Amalia of Austria Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729–1785) daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabetta Farnese Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna of Austria, birthname of Marie Antoinette , (1755–1793) daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Maria Theresa Countess Maria Antonia of Waldstein-Wartenberg (1771–1854) mother of Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág Princess Maria Antonia of Parma (1774–1841) daughter of Ferdinand I of Parma and Maria Amalia of Austria Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1784–1806) daughter of Ferdinand I of
24-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Maria Antonia of Austria Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria was born on 18 January 1669 in Vienna , Archduchy of Austria , Holy Roman Empire . She was the second child of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640–1705) and his wife Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651–1673). Her only older sibling had already died by
36-864: The Elector of Bavaria , on 15 July 1685 in Vienna . The marriage between an heiress of the Spanish throne, in Maria Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain 's view, gave the Bavarian Wittelsbachs the closer place in succession to the Crown than the Austrian Habsburg . Mariana's dynastic loyalty was to her daughter Margaret Theresa of Spain 's descendants, which were her granddaughter Maria Antonia and her family. This put her at odds with her younger brother Leopold I , who wanted his son to be
48-1210: The Two Sicilies (1898–1957) daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1899–1977) daughter of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria and Infanta Blanca of Spain Maria Antonia Braile (fl. 1917), Italian-arbëreshë writer María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas or María África Gracia Vidal, the birthnames credited to Maria Montez (1912 – 1951), Dominican actress Maria Antónia Teixeira Rosa, birthname of Mia Rose (born 1988), English-born singer-songwriter Toña Is , María Antonia Is Piñera (born 1966), Spanish football manager and former player See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Maria Antonia All pages with titles containing Maria Antonia Mariantonia Samà Marie Antoinette (disambiguation) María Antonieta , name list María Antonietta , name list Maria Antonina , name list Maria Antonescu Maria Antonio of Vicenza Maria Antoniou [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
60-790: The Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Austria Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797–1862) daughter of Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág and Maria Antonia of Waldstein-Wartenberg Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814–1898) daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1858–1883) daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Anna of Saxony Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862–1959) daughter of Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Maria Antonia of Austria (1874–1891) daughter of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Maria Antonia of
72-516: The heir instead of Maria Antonia, his daughter. In an attempt to strengthen the claim of his son, Emperor Leopold I had his daughter to waive her inheritance rights shortly after her marriage. In exchange, he promised to have his son-in-law appointed as governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The marriage was very unhappy, as the extroverted Maximilian and the introverted and serious Maria Antonia had little in common. Maria Antonia
84-546: The right to inherit the crown had she lived long enough, because she was the only surviving child of Empress Margaret Theresa , Charles II's sister. During her childhood, it was decided that she would marry her maternal uncle, Charles II, but this plan came to nothing due to political circumstances. As an alternative, she became a candidate for marriage to Victor Amadeus II , the Duke of Savoy , but nothing came of these plans either. Maria Antonia finally married Maximilian II ,
96-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria_Antonia&oldid=1252380728 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-452: The time she was born. She had two younger siblings, both of whom died in infancy, and twelve half-siblings, eight of whom lived into adulthood. Maria Antonia had the highest coefficient of inbreeding in the House of Habsburg , 0.3053: her father was her mother's maternal uncle and paternal first cousin once removed, and her maternal grandparents were also uncle and niece. Her coefficient
120-455: Was higher than that of a child born to a parent and offspring, or brother and sister. Since her childhood, Maria Antonia was an intelligent and cultivated girl, sharing her parents' passion for music. The last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II , never fathered any children, due to his severe deformities and illnesses. According to the laws of succession in Spain, Maria Antonia would have had
132-481: Was of great relevance in connection with the succession to the Spanish throne, which was a major political issue in late-17th-century Europe. One of her sons, Joseph Ferdinand , was of central importance to European politics at the end of the seventeenth century as a claimant to the throne of Spain. Maria Antonia was the last of the Habsburg line in that country and Joseph Ferdinand's death before that of Charles II,
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#1732790806057144-554: Was reportedly offended by Maximilian's constant infidelity. When he was appointed governor of the Spanish Netherlands and left for Brussels in the company of his mistress Countess Canozza, Maria Antonia left for her father in Vienna to give birth, and it was widely assumed that she did not intend to return to Maximilian. She died of postpartum infections after childbirth. As the niece of Charles II of Spain, Maria Antonia
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