Daughter of Archduke Ferdinand II. of Tyrol and Anna Katharina of Mantua. Crowned wife of Emperor Matthias. Awarded the Golden Rose by Pope Paul V. Borghese. Empress Anna is the testamentary founder of the Capuchin Monastery and the Imperial Crypt.
Son of Maximilian II. and Infanta Maria. Husband of Archduchess Anna of Tyrol, whose marriage remained childless. Governor of Lower Austria. King of Hungary and Bohemia, crowned emperor in 1612. Supported the founding of the Capuchin monastery in St. Ulrich. Namesake of Schönbrunn Palace.
Son of Ferdinand II. and Maria Anna of Bavaria. King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. Commander-in-chief of the imperial troops. Victory over the Swedes and French in the Battle of Nördlingen. Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to 1657. Ferdinand spoke seven languages, founded a literary academy, and was a musician and composer. Establishment of the “House of Austria” in 1648 in the Peace of Westphalia. Designation of the Imperial Crypt as the Habsburg family burial place.
