unbearable pain.

Originally posted on History Witch:

Such an sad story for a Friday, but here it goes.

Joanna of Austria (1547 ��� 1578) definitely came from a long line of royal blood. Her mother was Anna of Bohemia and Hungary and her father was Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. Also her paternal grandparents were Philip I of Castile (also known as Philip the Handsome) and Joanna of Castile (also known as Joanna the Mad.)

She was married to Francesco I de��� Medici in 1565 but it was a very unhappy marriage. T...