Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg

Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg
Portrait by an unknown artist, c. 1680
Holy Roman Empress (more...)
Tenure	14 December 1676 – 5 May 1705
Coronation	19 January 1690
Born	(1655-01-06)6 January 1655 Düsseldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire
Died	19 January 1720(1720-01-19) (aged 65) Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Herzgruft (heart) Imperial Crypt (body)
Spouse	Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ​ ​ (m. 1676; died 1705)​
Issue	Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Elisabeth, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands Maria Anna, Queen of Portugal Archduchess Maria Theresa Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Archduchess Maria Josepha Archduchess Maria Magdalena
Names Eleonore Magdalene Therese
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Eleonore Magdalene Therese of Neuburg (6 January 1655 – 19 January 1720) was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and final wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.^[1] Before her marriage and during her widowhood, she led an ascetic and monastic life, translating the Bible from Latin to German and defended the Order of the Discalced Carmelites. Reputed to be one of the most educated and virtuous women of her time, Eleonore took part in the political affairs during the reign of her husband and sons, especially regarding court revenue and foreign relationships. She served as regent for a few months in 1711, period in which she signed the Treaty of Szatmár, which recognized the rights of her descendants to the Hungarian throne.