Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria was a member of the House of Habsburg.
She was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619.Life
Born in Graz and like all of her siblings, Catherine Renata suffered from the famous Habsburg inferior lip. Negotiations for a marriage between her and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma were initiated when Catherine Renata suddenly died aged twenty-three. She was buried in the Seckau Abbey.Ancestors
