Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1551)

Maria Anna of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria
	Portrait by Cornelis Vermeyen, 1577
Archduchess consort of Inner Austria
Tenure	26 August 1571 – 10 July 1590
Born	21 March 1551; Munich, Duchy of Bavaria
Died	29 April 1608 (aged 57); Graz, Archduchy of Austria
Spouse	Charles II, Archduke of Austria (m. 1571; died 1590)
Issue	Anne, Queen of Poland; Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania; Archduchess Catherine Renata; Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor; Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana; Archduchess Eleanor; Archduke Maximilian Ernest; Margaret, Queen of Spain; Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria; Constance, Queen of Poland; Maria Magdalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany; Charles, Bishop of Wroclaw;
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Anna of Austria

Maria Anna of Bavaria (German: Maria Anna von Bayern) (21 March 1551, Munich – 29 April 1608, Graz) was a politically active Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to her uncle Archduke Charles II of Austria. She played an important role in the Counter-Reformation in Austria.