Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
| Anna of Bohemia and Hungary | |
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Portrait by Hans Maler, c. 1519 | |
| Queen of the Romans | |
| Tenure | 5 January 1531 – 27 January 1547 |
| Queen consort of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia | |
| Tenure | 1526 – 27 January 1547 |
| Archduchess consort of Austria | |
| Tenure | 25 May 1521 – 27 January 1547 |
| Born | 23 July 1503 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 27 January 1547 (aged 43) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire |
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| House | Jagiellon |
| Father | Vladislaus II of Hungary |
| Mother | Anne of Foix-Candale |
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (23 July 1503 – 27 January 1547), sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica, was Queen of Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary and Archduchess of Austria as the wife of King Ferdinand I (later Holy Roman Emperor).
The premature death of her father King Vladislaus had left Anne and her brother Louis in the care of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, who had Anne married to his second grandson, Ferdinand, who would become Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, after her death. Following her marriage, Anna moved to Vienna and enjoyed a good relationship with her husband and her sister-in-law, Queen Mary of Hungary.
The seventeen year old Anne and her new husband would go on to have many children, including the next Holy Roman Emperor, two Queens of Poland, several Archdukes of Austria, and a Grand Duchess of Tuscany. Ferdinand also allowed her a great deal of political influence, and presiding over many imperial diets. She was later famed for her charity and wisdom.
Anna died giving birth to her daughter Joanna at the age of 43, with Ferdinand never remarrying. He would become Holy Roman Emperor nearly a decade after Anna's death.