http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Austria_%281554%E2%80%931592%29does not cite any references or sources.ple named Elisabeth of Austria, see Elisabeth of Austria (disambiguation).vember 1570 – 30 May 1574Maria of Spaincame Queen of France. She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain. She was married to Charles IX of France for three and a half years, until his death.show]privileged and secluded childhood in Vienna, where she and her many siblings were raised as devout Catholics. With her flawless white skin, long blond hair and perfect physique, she was considered one of the greatest beauties of the era. Demure, pious and warm-hearted, she was also naive and intensely innocent because of her sheltered upbringing. She is mentioned as her fathers favourite. She was trained in religion by her devout mother personally, and reportedly took her namesake Saint Elizabeth of Thüringia as her ideal. the negotiations did not become serious until 1569, and initially, her elder sister Anna was prefferred over her.X of France to help cement an alliance between the Habsburg emperors and the French Crown. She was first married by proxy (with ambassador Albert de Gondi standing in for the king) in Vienna, and then in an official ceremony in Paris with immense pomp and extravagance, despite the dire state of French finances. Her wedding gown was of silver and her tiara was studded with pearls, emeralds, diamonds and rubies. On her way to her wedding, her future spouse dressed himself as a soldier and went to Sedan, were she was at the time, to observe her incognito while she was walking in the garden in the palace of Sedan: he was reportedly happy about what he saw.ho already had a long-term mistress, Marie Touchet, was devoted to his teenage bride. Although they never fell in love, the couple had a warm and supportive relationship. Charles realised that the scandalous ways of the French Court might shock Elisabeth and, along with his mother, Catherine de' Medici, he made an effort to shield her from its excesses. She continued to hear Mass twice a day, despite being horrified at how little respect was shown for religion by the supposedly Catholic courtiers. Her one controversial act was to make a point of rejecting the attentions of Protestant courtiers and politicians by refusing them permission to kiss her hand when they paid homage to the royal family. Her mother-in-law, Catherine de Medici, made sure that she was kept out of any affairs of state. Queen Elisabeth spoke German, Spanish, Latin and Italian but not French, nor did she lean to speak it very well, and she became lonely in France; one of her few friends was her sister-in-law, Margaret of Valois.and left Paris to enjoy the country air at Fontainebleau[verification needed]. It was during this seclusion that she received news of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in August 1572, when thousands of French Protestants were slaughtered on the streets of Paris. Although she loathed Protestantism, Elisabeth never publicly rejoiced at so many deaths - like other prominent Catholics did. During the massacre of St Bartholomew (24 Aug 1572), she was given petitions to speak for the innoccent, and she managed to assure a promise tospare the lives of the foreign (German) Protestants.ter, Marie-Elisabeth, was born a few months later, on 27 Oct 1572. Her daughter Marie-Elisabeth was named after herself and her husbands lover.r, when France was devastated by another religious civil war, Charles IX died, with Elisabeth at his bedside - weeping "tears so tender, and so secret," according to one eyewitness. She retired to the countryside, rejecting her father's proposition that she attempt to marry her dead husband's brother - now King Henry III of France. As a widow, she was given the title Duchess of Berry. After having compleeted the 40 days mourning period, she left France for Vienna in December 1575, leaving her daughter behind.who was ostracised from the rest of the royal family. Her last great tragedy came on 9 April 1578, when her six year-old daughter died of an unknown infantile infection. After the death of her daughter in 1578, she bought land upon which she founded a convent of the order of Saint Clare, were she spent the rest of her life, refusing all offers of marriage, including one from her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. She also wrote two books.and Charles IX had one child: France. She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain. She was married to Charles IX of France for three and a half years, until his death.eged and secluded childhood in Vienna, where she and her many siblings were raised as devout Catholics. With her flawless white skin, long blonde hair and perfect physique, she was considered one of the greatest beauties of the era. Demure, pious and warm-hearted, she was also naïve and intensely innocent because of her sheltered upbringing. At the age of sixteen, she was married to King Charles IX of France to help cement an alliance between the Habsburg emperors and the French Crown. Her wedding was celebrated with immense pomp and extravagance in Paris, despite the dire state of French finances. Her wedding gown was of silver and her tiara was studded with pearls, emeralds, diamonds and rubies.age bride. Although they never fell in love, the couple had a warm and supportive relationship. Charles realised that the scandalous ways of the French Court might shock Elisabeth and, along with his mother, Catherine de' Medici, he made an effort to shield her from its excesses. She continued to hear Mass twice a day, despite being horrified at how little respect was shown for religion by the supposedly Catholic courtiers. Her one controversial act was to make a point of rejecting the attentions of Protestant courtiers and politicians by refusing them permission to kiss her hand when they paid homage to the royal family.eft Paris to enjoy the country air at Fontainebleau. It was during this seclusion that she received news of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in August 1572, when thousands of French Protestants were slaughtered on the streets of Paris. Although she loathed Protestantism, Elisabeth never publicly rejoiced at so many deaths - like other prominent Catholics did. Her daughter, Marie-Elisabeth, was born a few months later, on 27 Oct 1572.so secret," according to one eyewitness. She retired to the countryside, rejecting her father's proposition that she attempt to marry her dead husband's brother - now King Henry III of France. She made half her fortune available to her sister-in-law - Marguerite de Valois - who was ostracised from the rest of the royal family. Her last great tragedy came on 9 April 1578, when her six year-old daughter died of an unknown infantile infection.
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