Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
| Joanna of Austria | |
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| Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany | |
| Tenure | 21 April 1574 – 11 April 1578 |
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24 January 1547 Prague, Bohemia |
| Died | 11 April 1578 (aged 31) Florence, Tuscany |
| Burial | Medici Chapel |
| Spouse | Francesco I de' Medici |
| Issue among others... |
Eleanor, Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat Anna de' Medici Maria, Queen of France Philip, Grand Prince of Tuscany |
| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Joanna of Austria (German Johanna von Österreich, Italian Giovanna d'Austria) (24 January 1547 – 11 April 1578) was born an Archduchess of Austria as the youngest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. By marriage, she was the Grand Princess of Tuscany and later the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. One of her daughters was Marie de Medici, second wife of King Henry IV of France.
Joanna was born in Prague as the youngest of 15 children. She never knew her mother and eldest sister as her mother died 2 days after Joanna's birth and her sister Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of Poland, died two years before Joanna was born.
Her paternal grandparents were Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile. Her maternal grandparents were King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary, and Anna of Foix-Candale. Through her father, Joanna was also a descendant of Isabella I of Castile and Mary of Burgundy.
Her marriage to Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, took place on 18 December 1565 in Florence, after she solemnly arrived in the city by the Porta al Prato. Giorgio Vasari and Vincenzo Borghini, with the help of Giovanni Caccini made big festivities for these event. The party was also taken to the Medici Villa in Poggio a Caiano.
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