Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

Maria of Austria
Holy Roman Empress; Queen consort of Germany and Bohemia; Archduchess consort of Austria
Tenure	25 July 1564 – 12 October 1576
Regent of Spain
Tenure	1 October 1548 – 12 July 1551 (co-regent with her husband)
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure	8 September 1563 – 12 October 1576
Coronation	9 September 1563
Born	21 June 1528 Madrid, Crown of Castile
Died	26 February 1603(1603-02-26) (aged 74) Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, Crown of Castile
Burial	Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, Spain
Spouse	Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ​ ​ (m. 1548; died 1576)​
Issue	Anna, Queen of Spain Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor Archduke Ernest Elisabeth, Queen of France Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria Albert VII, Archduke of Austria Archduke Wenceslaus Archduchess Margaret
House	Habsburg
Father	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Isabella of Portugal

Maria of Austria (21 June 1528 – 26 February 1603), also known as Isabel,^[1][2] was the empress consort and queen consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary.^[3] She served as regent of Spain in the absence of her father Emperor Charles V from 1548 until 1551 and was one of the most powerful empresses of the Holy Roman Empire.