| Archduchess Maria | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | |
 Portrait by Hans Besser, c. 1555 | |
| Born | 15 May 1531 Prague, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 11 December 1581 (aged 50) Hambach Castle, Niederzier |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I from the House of Habsburg and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
She married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg on 18 July 1546 as his second wife. Their children were:
- Marie Eleonore (1550–1608); married Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
- Anna (1552–1632); married Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
- Magdalene (1553–1633); married John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, brother of Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
- Charles Frederick (1555–1575)
- Elizabeth (1556–1561)
- Sibylle (1557–1627); married Karl II Habsburg (1560–1618) of Austria, Margrave of Burgau, a morganatic son of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
- John William (1562–1609), Bishop of Münster, Count of Altena, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg; married firstly, in 1585, to Jakobea of Baden (1558–1597), daughter of Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden; married secondly, in 1599, to Antonia of Lorraine (1568–1610), daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine)
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