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Anne of Austria Biography and Timeline

Follow Anne of Austria through 14 dated historical records for France.

Anne of Austria, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

14Distinct records
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1615–1666Years on this page

1615

Marriage

Queen · Member of Regency Council · Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Anne of Austria marries Louis XIII

1643

Regency

Queen · Member of Regency Council · Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Appointed Member of Regency Council

Constitution of France

Queen · Government / Government of France

Granted sole & absolute power by the Paris Parliament

1648

Constitution of France

Queen · Government / Government of France

Worried her son will be a "cardboard King". Signs a declaration granting further reform

Peace of Westphalia

Queen · Westphalia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The regency gains prestige from a favourable peace settlement.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1643-1651

Treaty of Westphalia

Queen · Alsace · Warfare / Thirty Years War

France receives Habsburg rights in Alsace under the Treaty of Westphalia.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1643-1651

Treaty of Westphalia

Queen · Lorraine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

France confirms the Three Bishoprics while Lorraine remains a contested frontier region.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1643-1651

Treaty of Westphalia

Queen · Westphalia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

France and Sweden guarantee the peace while France gains rights in Alsace.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1643-1651

Constitution of France

Queen · Government / Government of France

Grants concessions to the Chambre by withdrawing Mazarines intendants. Describes the Chambre as a "republic within the monarchy"

Arrest of Pierre Broussel and other parlementaires

Queen · Lens · House / House of Bourbon

Arrests 3 troublemakers in Parlement including Broussel after the Battle of Lens

Arrest of Pierre Broussel

Queen · Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Demonstrators force Anne to release Broussel & call for the removal of Mazarin

Demonstrations

Queen · Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Demonstrators force Anne to release Broussel & call for the removal of Mazarin

Battle of Lens

Queen · Lens · Warfare / Thirty Years War

France defeats Spain

Role range: 1618-1648

1666

Death of Anne of Austria

Queen · Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Death of Anne of Austria, dies of breast cancer

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.