Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland

Eleonore Maria Josefa of Austria (21 May 1653 – 17 December 1697) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (Michael I), and subsequently Duchess of Lorraine by her second marriage to Charles V, Duke of Lorraine. She acted as nominal regent of the Duchy of Lorraine during the minority of her son between 1690 and 1697.

Eleonore of Austria
Portrait by Charles Brendel, 1684
Queen consort of Poland
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure27 February 1670 – 10 November 1673
Coronation29 September 1670
St John's church
Duchess consort of Lorraine
Tenure6 February 1678 – 18 April 1690
Born(1653-05-21)21 May 1653
Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died17 December 1697(1697-12-17) (aged 44)
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Spouse
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
(m. 1670; died 1673)
    (m. 1678; died 1690)
    Issue
    Detail
    Names
    • English: Eleanor Mary Josepha
    • Polish: Eleonora Maria Józefa
    • French: Éléonore Marie Josèphe
    HouseHabsburg
    FatherFerdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
    MotherEleanora Gonzaga
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