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Anne of Austria

Type Figure Region France Time 1601–1666 Also known as Anne of Austria、Anne d'Autriche、安娜·奥地利

Spanish princess, queen of Louis XIII and mother of Louis XIV. After Louis XIII's death she served as regent together with Mazarin, defending the you…

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  1. 1601–1615Valladolid · CastileDaughter of Philip III, she grew up in the Spanish court and was sent to France as a political piece in the Franco-Spanish dynastic marriage.
  2. 1615–1643Paris · Île-de-FranceShe married Louis XIII in 1615 and long resided in the Louvre. In 1638 she gave birth to the dauphin Louis (later Louis XIV), securing the Bourbon succession.
  3. 1643–1661Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter the death of Louis XIII she became regent, entrusting government to Mazarin and jointly facing noble rebellions and financial crisis. After Mazarin's death in 1661 and Louis XIV's declaration of personal rule, Anne gradually withdrew from the political forefront.
  4. 1661–1666Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter Louis XIV took personal rule she lived in Paris, enjoying the honors of queen mother, and died of illness in January 1666. Her regency legacy profoundly shaped French court politics of the 1660s.

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