546) Philippine Welser

Philippine Welser (1527 – 1580). Morganatic wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria. She was granted the titles Baroness of Zinnenburg, Margravine of Burgau, Landgravine of Mellenburg and Countess of Oberhohenberg and Niederhohenberg. Already at a young age, she was renowned for both her beauty and her learning.