Maria Anna of Neuburg

Maria Anna of Neuburg
Maria Anna of Neuburg
	Portrait by Robert Gabriel Gence
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure	28 August 1689 – 1 November 1700
Born	28 October 1667; Benrath Palace, Düsseldorf, Electoral Palatinate
Died	16 July 1740 (aged 72); Infantado Palace, Guadalajara, Spain
Burial	El Escorial, Spain
Spouse	Charles II of Spain (m. 1689; died 1700)
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Philip William, Elector Palatine
Mother	Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Maria Anna of Neuburg^[a] (28 October 1667 - 16 July 1740), was a German princess and member of the Wittelsbach family. In 1689, she became Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire.

Since Charles never had children, her reign was dominated by the struggle between French and Austrian factions over the Spanish throne. When Charles died in 1700, he was succeeded by Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, leading to the 1701 to 1714 War of the Spanish Succession. A firm supporter of the Austrian candidate, Maria Anna was exiled and lived in obscurity until her death in 1740.
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