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From which dynasty was Ferdinand's wife, Maria Anna?

  • House of Habsburg

  • House of Bourbon

  • House of Savoy

  • House of Wittelsbach

Answer

Maria Anna was from the House of Savoy, a royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Sardinia and Piedmont for centuries. She was the second wife of Ferdinand, who was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. The couple had five children together, including their son Joseph II, who succeeded Ferdinand as Emperor. Maria Anna died in 1755, and Ferdinand remarried the following year.
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