Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland

Eleonore Maria Josefa of Austria (Polish: Eleonora; 21 May 1653 – 17 December 1697) was Queen of Poland by marriage to king Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki and Duchess of Lorraine by marriage to Charles V, Duke of Lorraine.

Eleonore of Austria
Queen consort of Poland
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure27 February 1670 – 10 November 1673
Coronation29 September 1670
Duchess consort of Lorraine
Tenure6 February 1678 – 18 April 1690
Born(1653-05-21)21 May 1653
Regensburg
Died17 December 1697(1697-12-17) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Imperial Crypt
Spouse
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    m. 1670; died 1673)
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      m. 1678; died 1690)
      Issue
      Full name
      Eleonor Maria Josefa
      HouseHabsburg
      FatherFerdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
      MotherEleanor Gonzaga
      ReligionRoman Catholicism
      Signature

      Family

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

      Queen of Poland

      Eleonore married Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki, king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, on 27 February 1670 in the Jasna Góra Monastery.[1] They had one stillborn son on 29 November 1670. In 1671, she had a miscarriage. The opposition of Michael spread rumors that Michael forced her to fake pregnancies, but this is not considered likely. Queen Eleonore 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. She was guided in her role as queen by her lady-in-waiting Klara Izabella Pacowa, who became her influential favorite.

      King Michael died on 10 November 1673.[2] She remained in Poland for a couple of years after his death.

      Duchess of Lorraine

      Eleonore married Charles V of Lorraine on 4 February 1678 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.[3] The couple resided in Innsbrück in Austria. They were the parents of six children. She passed to her heirs the inheritance of the Gonzaga of Mantua.

      Eleonore died at the age of 44, having outlived both of her husbands and two of her children.

      Sarcophagus of Eleonore of Austria, Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Austria

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      See also

      References
      1. Davies 1982, p. 398, 471.
      2. Davies 1982, p. 472.
      3. Lipp 2011, p. 82.

      Sources
      • Davies, Norman (1982). God's Playground:A History of Poland. Vol. I. Columbia University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
      • Lipp, Charles T. (2011). Noble Strategies in an Early Modern Small State: The Mahuet of Lorraine. University of Rochester Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
      Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland
      Born: 31 May 1653 Died: 17 Dec 1697
      Royal titles
      Vacant
      Title last held by
      Marie Louise Gonzaga      		 Queen consort of Poland
      Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
      1670–1673      		 Vacant
      Title next held by
      Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien
      Vacant
      Title last held by
      Marie Louise d'Aspremont      		 Duchess consort of Lorraine
      1678–1690      		 Vacant
      Title next held by
      Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans

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