Eleanor Habsburg (1653–1697)
Eleanor Habsburg (1653–1697)
Queen of Poland and duchess of Lorraine. Born Eleonore Maria Josefa, May 5, 1653, in Regensburg; died Dec 17, 1697, in Vienna; dau. of Eleonora II Gonzaga (1628–1686) and Ferdinand III (1608–1657), king of Bohemia (r. 1627–1646), king of Hungary (r. 1625), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1637–1657); possibly married Charles V, duke of Lorraine and Bar (r. 1675–1690) and one of the kings of Poland (r. 1669–1690); children: possibly Leopold Joseph (b. Sept 11, 1679), duke of Lorraine.
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