Elisabeth of Austria | |
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![]() Elisabeth of Austria in 1573, by Jooris van der Straaten | |
Queen consort of France | |
Tenure | 26 November 1570 – 30 May 1574 |
Coronation | 25 March 1571 |
Born | 5 July 1554 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 22 January 1592 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 37)
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue | Marie Elisabeth of Valois |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Maria of Spain |
Elisabeth of Austria (5 July 1554 – 22 January 1592) was Queen of France from 1570 to 1574 as the wife of King Charles IX. A member of the House of Habsburg, she was the daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.