Who married Claudia Felicitas of Austria?
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor married Claudia Felicitas of Austria on . Claudia Felicitas of Austria was 20 years old on the wedding day (20 years, 4 months and 15 days). Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor was 33 years old on the wedding day (33 years, 4 months and 6 days). The age gap was 12 years, 11 months and 21 days.
The marriage lasted 2 years, 5 months and 24 days (906 days ). The marriage ended on .
Claudia Felicitas of Austria
Claudia Felicitas of Austria (30 May 1653 – 8 April 1676) was by birth an Archduchess of Austria and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess consort of Austria, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia as the second wife of Leopold I.
A member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, she had a beautiful singing voice and composed music, and also was passionately fond of hunting. Claudia Felicitas had a great influence on her husband; thanks to her, all her political opponents were removed from court. She also struggled with the abuse of the executive and judicial systems. During her 3-year-long marriage, she gave birth to two children who died in infancy; she died after the birth of her second child. The Tyrolean branch of the House of Habsburg became extinct upon her death.
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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Léopold Ier, né le , à Vienne (Autriche) et mort dans la même ville le , est empereur du Saint-Empire romain germanique, roi de Bohême et roi de Hongrie, archiduc d'Autriche.
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