Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (died 1603)

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

Holy Roman Empress from 1564 to 1576

Maria of Austria or Maria of Spain, also known as Isabel, was the empress consort and queen consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary. She served as regent of Spain in the absence of her father Emperor Charles V from 1548 until 1551 and was one of…