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Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
1554Jul, 5

Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France

Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (d. 1592)
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.

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