Mariana of Austria, 1652, portrayed by Diego Velázquez

Mariana or Maria-Anna of Austria (Vienna, 23 December 1634 - Madrid, 16 May 1696), daughter of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Infanta Maria Ana of Spain, was the second wife of her maternal uncle Philip IV of Spain. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x2801, 445 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Mariana of Austria ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x2801, 445 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Mariana of Austria ... Velázquezs 1643 self-portrait Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June, 1599 – August 6, 1660), commonly referred to as Diego Velázquez, was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period... Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Location Location of Madrid in Europe Coordinates : 40° 23’N , 3°43′0″W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Villa de Madrid (Spanish) Spanish name Villa de Madrid Founded 9th century Postal code 28001-28080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 91 (Villa de... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. ... Maria Anna (18 August 1606 – 13 May 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain. ... Philip IV, King of Portugal (), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665). ...

Mariana was born on 23 December 1634 in Vienna at the court of her paternal grandfather Ferdinand II. Her father, who would become Emperor in 1637, was as yet only the King of Hungary and Bohemia, and was away for most of his wife's pregnancy campaigning in the Thirty Years' War. December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, ruled 1620-1637. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European...

Mariana was a younger sister of Ferdinand IV of Hungary and an older sister of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand IV (September 8, 1633 - July 9, 1654) was King of the Romans, of Hungary, and of Bohemia. ... Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. ...

As a child, she was engaged to her Spanish Habsburg first cousin Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias, but when he died at 16 in 1646, Philip IV was left without a male heir and Maria-Anna without a fiancé. In 1649 the king married his 14 year old niece himself. Baltasar Carlos was the eldest son of King Philip IV of Spain and his first wife, Elisabeth of France. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...

Philip and Mariana had two children who survived to adulthood:

• Margaret Theresa of Spain (12 July 1651 - 12 March 1673). Married her maternal uncle Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
• Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 - 1 November 1700). Nicknamed the Bewitched, the last Spanish Habsburg king.

When Philip died on 17 September 1665, their only surviving son, Charles II of Spain, was only 3 years old, and Mariana served as Regent until 1675 and remained, except for a brief period, in charge of the Spanish government until her death in 1696. In 1668, a voyage led by Jesuit missionary San Vitores named the Mariana Islands in the North Pacific after the queen regent. Margaret of Spain in Mourning Dress 1666 by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. ... Charles II of Spain. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Charles II of Spain. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... The assasination of Padre San Vitores in 1672 by Matapang and Hirao. ... The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Islas de los Ladrones meaning Islands of Thieves) are a group of islands made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the western Pacific Ocean. ... For other meanings of pacific, see pacific (disambiguation). ...

Charles, at most times unable to walk or speak, needed a regent more than most child kings, and was carried as an infant in arms until he was 10. Mariana served as his regent for much of his life, except when she was successfully driven from Madrid by John of Austria the Younger, an illegitimate son of Philip IV, in 1678 in a palace revolution, due to widespread court dissatisfaction with her support of favorite Fernando de Valenzuela. She returned upon John's death in 1679, not technically regent due to Charles' age, but retaining power over the government until her death in Madrid in 1696. Location Location of Madrid in Europe Coordinates : 40° 23’N , 3°43′0″W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Villa de Madrid (Spanish) Spanish name Villa de Madrid Founded 9th century Postal code 28001-28080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 91 (Villa de... Don Juan José de Austria, Count of Oñate (1629 - 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Fernando de Valenzuela (b. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ...