Maria Anna of Spain

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Maria Anna of Spain (18 August 1606 – 13 May 1646) was a Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia by her marriage to Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. She acted as regent on several occasions during the absences of her husband, notably during his absence in Bohemia in 1645. The daughter of King Philip III of Spain and of Margaret of Austria, she was considered a possible wife for Charles, Prince of Wales, and the prospect of this "Spanish match" provoked a domestic and political crisis in the kingdoms of England and Scotland. In the imperial court in Vienna, her tastes in fashion and music strongly favored Spanish culture and she encouraged the strengthening of relations between the Imperial and the Spanish branches of the House of Habsburg.

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