Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1551)

Maria Anna of Bavaria
Portrait by Cornelis Vermeyen
Archduchess consort of Inner Austria
Tenure26 August 1571 – 10 July 1590
Born21 March 1551
Munich, Duchy of Bavaria
Died29 April 1608 (aged 57)
Graz, Archduchy of Austria
Spouse
(m. 1571; died 1590)
Issue
HouseWittelsbach
FatherAlbert V, Duke of Bavaria
MotherAnna 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.