Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain, Leopold became hei
Portrait by Benjamin von Block, c. 1672
Young Leopold by anonymous, c. 1660
Leopold I, painted by Guido Cagnacci (1657–1658)
Leopold I column (1673) in Trieste
Margaret Theresa of Spain
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Margaret Theresa of Spain was, by marriage to Leopold I, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
…coin, Leopold was nicknamed "the Hogmouth"; however, most collectors do not believe the coin was an accurate depiction. On 12 December 1666, he married Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651–1673), daughter of King Philip IV of Spain, who was both his niece and his first cousin. She was depicted in Diego Velázquez's paintings sent…
Margaret Theresa in c. 1670 by Jan Thomas van Ieperen
Infanta Margarita Teresa (1655), Velázquez, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Infanta Margarita Teresa, aged 14, in mourning for her father. The Infanta left Spain to become Holy Roman Empress the same year. Painted by Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (1666), Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Pink Dress (1653), Velázquez, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.