Background
Born in Regensburg, she was the youngest surviving daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga.
Born in Regensburg, she was the youngest surviving daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga.
The wedding ceremony was performed by Archbishop Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch, who that in memory of this event and the previous wedding of Maria Anna"s sister Eleanor was in the main square of Wiener Neustadt build a Marian column. After the marriage, the Electoral Prince and Princess settled in Düsseldorf, where they led an elaborate royal household. As a gift to the newlyweds, Philip William, Elector Palatine (John William"s father) ceded to them the Duchies of Jülich and Berg in 1679.
A son (b and d Düsseldorf, 6 February 1683).
A son (b and d Düsseldorf, 5 February 1686). Maria Anna died of tuberculosis during a visit to the imperial court in Vienna.
She was buried in the Imperial Crypt.