Name Archduchess Renata | ||
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Parents Charles II, Archduke of Austria Grandparents Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary Cousins Rudolf II - Holy Roman E, Anna of Austria - Queen of, Matthias - Holy Roman E, Elisabeth of Austria - Queen of, Albert VII - Archduke of Austria Similar People Charles II - Archduke of Austria, Constance of Austria, Anne of Bohemia and Hung, Leopold V - Archduke of Austria, Margaret of Austria - Queen of | ||
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (4 January 1576 – 29 June 1599) was a member of the House of Habsburg.
She was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand, succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619.
Life
Born in Graz and like all of her siblings, Catherine Renata suffered from the famous Habsburg inferior lip. Negotiations for a marriage between her and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma were initiated when Catherine Renata suddenly died aged twenty-three. She was buried in the Seckau Abbey.
References
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