Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France

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Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France was a 16th-century Habsburg archduchess who became queen consort of France through her marriage to King Charles IX and was noted for her piety and political significance in European dynastic alliances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century noblewoman
Habsburg
archduchess of Austria
queen consort
alsoKnownAs Isabella of Austria
surface form: Isabel de Austria

Elizabeth of Austria
surface form: Isabelle d'Autriche

Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
surface form: Élisabeth d'Autriche, reine de France
associatedWith Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici

House of Valois
burialPlace St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
characteristic noted for modesty and devoutness
child Marie Elisabeth of Valois
coronationDate 1571-03-25
coronationPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
countryOfBirth Archduchy of Austria
countryOfDeath Holy Roman Empire
court French royal court
dateOfBirth 1554-07-05
dateOfDeath 1592-01-22
era French Wars of Religion
father Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Elisabeth of Austria
house House of Habsburg
marriageDate 1570-10-26
marriagePlace Mezieres, France
mother Maria of Spain
nativeLanguage German
notableFor marriage alliance between Habsburgs and French Valois
piety
role in European dynastic alliances
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Vienna
politicalRole instrument of Habsburg foreign policy through dynastic marriage
symbol of Habsburg–Valois rapprochement
positionHeld Queen consort of France
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1574-05-30
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1570-11-26
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Louvre Palace
Habsburg court
surface form: Vienna court
sexOrGender female
sibling Anna of Austria
surface form: Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1554–1592) herself is one of the children of Maximilian II and Maria of Spain
Archduke Ernest of Austria
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
surface form: Archduke Maximilian III of Austria

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Charles IX of France
spouseHouse House of Valois
spouseTitle King of France

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Charles IX of France spouse Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
Isabella of Austria alsoKnownAs Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
this entity surface form: Elisabeth of Austria
Maria of Austria child Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France alsoKnownAs Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
this entity surface form: Élisabeth d'Autriche, reine de France
Louise of Lorraine predecessorAsQueenConsort Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France