Editing Anne of Austria (section)

==Early life==
[[Image:Juan Pantoja de la Cruz - Infanta Ana Mauricia - 1607.jpg|thumb|left|Anne at the age of six, 1607|upright 0.85]]

Born at the {{Ill|Benavente Palace|es|Palacio de los Condes de Benavente}} in [[Valladolid]], [[Habsburg Spain|Spain]], and baptised Ana María Mauricia, she was the eldest daughter of King [[Philip III of Spain]] and his wife [[Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain|Margaret of Austria]].{{sfn|Mansel|2020|p=xxxiv}}{{sfn|Kleinman|1985|page=4}} She held the titles of [[Infanta]] of Spain and of Portugal (since her father was [[Iberian Union|king of Portugal as well as Spain]]) and Archduchess of Austria. Despite her Spanish birth, she was referred to as Anne of Austria because the rulers of Spain belonged to the senior branch of the [[House of Austria]],{{Sfn|Fraser|2007|page=3}} known later as the House of Habsburg, a designation relatively uncommon before the 19th century.

Anne was raised mainly at the [[Royal Alcázar of Madrid]]. Unusually for a royal princess, Anne grew up close to her parents, who were very religious.{{sfn|Kleinman|1985|pages=5–6}} She was raised to be religious too, and was often taken to visit monasteries during her childhood.{{sfn|Kleinman|1985|page=8}} In 1611, she lost her mother, who died in childbirth.{{sfn|Kleinman|1985|page=6}} Despite her grief, Anne did her best to take care of her younger siblings, who referred to her with affection as their mother.