Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria

Names
	Maria Magdalena Josepha Antonia Gabriela

Maria Magdalena of Austria
Maria Magdalena of Austria
	Portrait by Johann Friedrich Ardin, c. 1712
Born	26 March 1689; Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	1 May 1743 (aged 54); Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Names
Names
	Maria Magdalena Josepha Antonia Gabriela
House	Habsburg
Father	Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Eleonore Magdalene of the Palatinate

Maria Magdalena of Austria (Maria Magdalena Josefa Antonia Gabriela;^[1] 26 March 1689 – 1 May 1743) was a governor of Tyrol^[2] and daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg. She died unmarried.

Biography

Born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna she was the ninth child of Emperor Leopold I and Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg. Shortly before the War of the Spanish Succession, there was the question of the new king of Spain, Philip V of Spain, marrying the archduchess, but Louis XIV of France was opposed to this match for political reasons, and the official reason given was that none of the archduchesses offered pleased his grandson. In 1708, her older sister Archduchess Maria Anna married John V of Portugal; plans for a second union between Austria and Portugal were discussed when Maria Magdalena was proposed as a bride for Infante Francis, Duke of Beja, brother of John V. Negotiations failed in the early stages and, as such, both candidates died unmarried. Again after the war the question of her becoming queen of Spain to replace the now deceased Luisa Maria of Savoy was floated. However, again it came to naught and Philip married Elisabeth Farnese instead.

After the failed marriage, she lived a life of seclusion and remained unmarried and died without issue. She had a close relationship to her niece Maria Theresa, the daughter of her brother Emperor Charles VI and future Empress and also with her sister Archduchess Maria Anna. She died of pneumonia at the age of 54. She was buried at the Imperial Crypt in Vienna.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria

References

^ Die Durchläuchtige Welt, Oder: Kurtzgefaßte Genealogische, Historische und Politische Beschreibung ...: ... aller itztlebenden Durchlauchtigen Hohen Personen, sonderlich in Europa, Als Kayser, Könige, Chur- und Fürsten, Ertz-Bischöffe, Bischöffe, Aebte und Aebtißinnen, wie auch Grafen des Heil. Röm. Reichs, nebst den vornehmsten und bekanntesten Regenten in den übrigen Theilen der Welt : In Vorstellung Dero Namen, Geburts-Zeit, Regierung, Bedienung, nechsten Vorfahren, Vermählung, Kinder, Geschwister und Anverwandten, Länder und Herrschafften, Prätensionen, Wapen in Kupffern, Titul, Religion, Residentzen, Academien und deren Fundation, Müntzen, [et]c. [et]c. mit Beyfügung der berühmtesten alten und neuern Scribenten eines jeden Staats, wie nicht weniger eine kurtze Beschreibung der fürnehmsten Ritter-Orden in Europa, samt den gelehrten Gesellschafften von jeder Nation. 1 (in German). 1739. p. 8.
^ Kapuzinergruft. "Erzherzogin Maria Magdalena: Kapuzinergruft - Wien" (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 100.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 85–86; (full text online)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Fuchs, Peter (2001), "Philipp Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 384; (full text online)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Louda, Jirí; MacLagan, Michael (1999). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (2nd ed.). London: Little, Brown and Company. table 84.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 83–85; (full text online)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp III." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 120 – via Wikisource.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Breitenbach, Josef (1898), "Wolfgang Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 44, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 87–116
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wolf, Joseph Heinrich (1844). Das Haus Wittelsbach. Bayern's Geschichte (in German). p. 281.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Becker, Wilhelm Martin (1964), "Georg II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 217; (full text online)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Flathe, Heinrich Theodor (1881), "Johann Georg I. (Kurfürst von Sachsen)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 14, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 376–381

[1] Die Durchläuchtige Welt, Oder: Kurtzgefaßte Genealogische, Historische und Politische Beschreibung ...: ... aller itztlebenden Durchlauchtigen Hohen Personen, sonderlich in Europa, Als Kayser, Könige, Chur- und Fürsten, Ertz-Bischöffe, Bischöffe, Aebte und Aebtißinnen, wie auch Grafen des Heil. Röm. Reichs, nebst den vornehmsten und bekanntesten Regenten in den übrigen Theilen der Welt : In Vorstellung Dero Namen, Geburts-Zeit, Regierung, Bedienung, nechsten Vorfahren, Vermählung, Kinder, Geschwister und Anverwandten, Länder und Herrschafften, Prätensionen, Wapen in Kupffern, Titul, Religion, Residentzen, Academien und deren Fundation, Müntzen, [et]c. [et]c. mit Beyfügung der berühmtesten alten und neuern Scribenten eines jeden Staats, wie nicht weniger eine kurtze Beschreibung der fürnehmsten Ritter-Orden in Europa, samt den gelehrten Gesellschafften von jeder Nation. 1 (in German). 1739. p. 8.

[2] Kapuzinergruft. "Erzherzogin Maria Magdalena: Kapuzinergruft - Wien" (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-08.

[Genealogie-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 100.

[NDB-Ferdinand_III-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 85–86; (full text online)

[BLKO-Maria_Anna_von_Spanien-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.

[NDB-Philipp_Wilhelm-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fuchs, Peter (2001), "Philipp Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 384; (full text online)

[Louda84-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Louda, Jirí; MacLagan, Michael (1999). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (2nd ed.). London: Little, Brown and Company. table 84.

[NDB-Ferdinand_II-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, Karl (1961), "Ferdinand II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 83–85; (full text online)

[BLKO-Maria_Anna_von_Bayern-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Philip_III-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp III." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 120 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Margaretha-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.

[ADB-Wolfgang_Wilhelm-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b Breitenbach, Josef (1898), "Wolfgang Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 44, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 87–116

[Wolf-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wolf, Joseph Heinrich (1844). Das Haus Wittelsbach. Bayern's Geschichte (in German). p. 281.

[NDB-Georg_II-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Becker, Wilhelm Martin (1964), "Georg II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 217; (full text online)

[ADB-Johann_Georg_I-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flathe, Heinrich Theodor (1881), "Johann Georg I. (Kurfürst von Sachsen)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 14, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 376–381

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v t e Austrian archduchesses by descent
Generations are numbered by male-line descent from Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919.
1st generation	Kunigunde, Duchess of Bavaria
2nd generation	Margaret, Duchess of Savoy
3rd generation	Eleanor, Queen of Portugal and France* Isabella, Queen of Denmark and Norway* Maria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia* Catherine, Queen of Portugal*
4th generation	Maria, Holy Roman Empress* Joanna, Princess of Portugal* Elisabeth, Queen of Poland Anna, Duchess of Bavaria Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Magdalena Catherine, Queen of Poland Eleanor, Duchess of Mantua Margaret Barbara, Duchess of Ferrara Helena Joanna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
5th generation	Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands Catalina Micaela, Duchess of Savoy Anna, Queen of Spain Elisabeth, Queen of France Margaret (1567–1633) Maria (1584–1649) Anna, Holy Roman Empress Anna, Queen of Poland Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania Catherine Renata Gregoria Maximiliana Eleanor (1582–1620) Margaret, Queen of Spain Constance, Queen of Poland Maria Maddalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
6th generation	Anna, Queen of France María Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress Margarita Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria Cecilia Renata, Queen of Poland Isabella Clara, Duchess of Mantua Maria Leopoldine, Holy Roman Empress
7th generation	Maria Theresa, Queen of France** Margarita Teresa, Holy Roman Empress* Maria Anna, Queen of Spain Eleanor, Queen of Poland, Duchess of Lorraine Maria Anna Josepha, Electoral Princess of the Palatinate Claudia Felicitas, Holy Roman Empress
8th generation	Maria Antonia, Electress of Bavaria Maria Elisabeth Maria Anna, Queen of Portugal Maria Theresa Maria Josepha Maria Magdalena
9th generation	Maria Josepha, Queen of Poland Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa Princess Maria Anna of Lorraine
10th generation	Maria Elisabeth^ Maria Anna^ Maria Carolina^ Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen^ Maria Elisabeth^ Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma^ Johanna^ Maria Josepha^ Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples^ Maria Antonia, Queen of France^
11th generation	Maria Theresa Maria Theresia, Queen of Saxony^ Maria Anna^ Maria Clementina, Duchess of Calabria^ Maria Amalia^ Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia# Maria Leopoldine, Electress of Bavaria# Maria Ludovika, Empress of Austria#
12th generation	Marie Louise, Empress of the French Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil Clementina, Princess of Salerno Marie Caroline, Crown Princess of Saxony Maria Anna Maria Luisa^ Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia^ Maria Theresa, Queen of the Two Sicilies Maria Caroline Hermine Elisabeth Franziska Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia Maria Theresa, Countess of Chambord# Maria Beatrix, Countess of Montizón#
13th generation	Maria Anna Princess Auguste Ferdinande of Bavaria^ Maria Isabella, Countess of Trapani^ Maria Luisa, Princess of Isenburg-Büdingen^ Mathilda Maria Christina, Queen of Spain Maria Dorothea, Duchess of Orléans Margaretha Klementine, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Maria Theresa, Queen of Bavaria#
14th generation	Sophie Princess Gisela of Bavaria Marie Valerie Margarete Sophie, Duchess of Württemberg Maria Annunciata Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein Maria Antonietta^ Luise, Crown Princess of Saxony^ Maria Theresa^ Princess Karoline Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^ Princess Maria Christina of Salm-Salm Princess Maria Anna of Bourbon Parma Maria Henrietta, Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Princess Isabella of Bavaria Eleonora Renata, Princess Radziwill Mechthildis, Princess Czartoryski
15th generation	Elisabeth Marie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz Helena, Duchess of Württemberg^ Rosa, Duchess of Württemberg^ Dolores^ Maria Inmaculata^ Margarita, Marchioness Taliani di Marchio^ Princess Maria Antonia^ Assunta^ Elisabeth, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil^ Hedwig, Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg^ Margaret, Princess of Monteleone Ilona, Duchess of Mecklenburg
16th generation	Adelheid Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein
17th generation	Gabriela Walburga, Countess Douglas Maria-Anna, Princess Piotr Galitzine Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz
18th generation	Eleonore
* also an infanta of Spain ** also an infanta of Spain and Portugal ^ also a princess of Tuscany # also a princess of Modena

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