Anne of Austria
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Anne of Austria was Queen of France from 1615 to 1643 by marriage to King Louis XIII. She was also Queen of Navarre until the kingdom's annexation into the French crown in 1620. After her husband's de
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620s
Anne at the age of six, 1607
Anne of Austria, coronation costume, by Peter Paul Rubens
Louis XIII, Anne, and their son (the future Louis XIV), flanked by Cardinal Richelieu and the Duchesse de Chevreuse
Philip III of Spain
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Philip III was King of Spain and Portugal during the period known as the Iberian Union, reigning from 1598 until his death in 1621. He was also King of Naples and Sicily, Duke of Milan, and Lord of th
Anne of Austria
…crown in 1620. After her husband's death, Anne was regent to her son Louis XIV during his minority until 1651. Anne was born in Valladolid to King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was betrothed to King Louis XIII of France in 1612 and they married three years later. The two had a difficult marital…
Portrait by Andrés López Polanco, c. 1617
Portrait by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, c. 1603
Philip III of Spain
Portrait of the Duke of Lerma by Rubens