Anna of Tyrol
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Holy Roman Empress Queen of the Germans |
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| Tenure | 21 May 1612 – 14 December 1618 |
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Queen of Hungary Queen of Bohemia |
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| Tenure | 4 December 1611 – 14 December 1618 |
| Born | 4 October 1585 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Died | 14 December 1618 Vienna, Austria |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna |
| Spouse | Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor |
| House | House of Habsburg |
| Father | Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria and Count of Tyrol |
| Mother | Anna Caterina Gonzaga |
Anna of Tyrol (4 October 1585 – 14 December 1618), was by birth Archduchess of Austria and member of the Tyrolese branch of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Queen of Hungary.
The first crowned Holy Roman Empress since the mid-15th century, she was responsible from the moving of the Imperial court from Prague to Vienna, which became one of the centers of European culture. A proponent of the Counter-Reformation, she held a great influence over husband, with whom she founded the Imperial Crypt, who later became in the burial place of the Habsburg dynasty.
Anna was born in Innsbruck on 4 October 1585 as the third and last daughter of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria and Count of Tyrol, and his second wife Anna Caterina Gonzaga. On her father's side her grandparent were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Anna Jagellonica, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, and on her mother's side her grandparents were Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and his wife Archduchess Eleanor of Austria. She had two older sisters, Archduchesses Anna Eleonore (26 June 1583 – 15 January 1584) and Maria (16 June 1584 – 2 March 1649), later a nun. All them suffered from poor health since birth.
Her baptism was conducted with special solemnity, being organizated by her uncles Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria. The godfather of the princess was Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (another uncle), for whom his son Archduke Ernest of Austria stood as proxy, while the rite was celebrated by the Bishop of Brixen.
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