Anne was the eldest daughter of
Albert of Austria, the future Emperor-Elect and
Elisabeth of Luxembourg, Queen of Bohemia, the sole descendant of
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. Her underage brother
Ladislaus, Duke of Austria (1440–57) succeeded, as
king of Bohemia and later also as
king of Hungary. Anne also had a younger sister,
Elisabeth, who later became Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. On 2 June 1446, at the age of 14, Anne was married to
William "the Brave" of Saxony (1425–82), Landgrave of Thuringia, a younger son of
Frederick I "the Warlike" of Saxony. In right of Anne, William became
Duke of Luxembourg from 1457 when Anne's brother
Ladislaus died childless. Though, their rights to the land were disputed by
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, and in 1469, William concluded that the possession's keeping was untenable against Burgundian attacks, and retreated to his Thuringian lands – that however took place when Anne was already dead. Wilhelm rejected Anna after the death of her brother, since she was no longer useful to him in the power struggles. He instead turned to his lover Katharina von Brandenstein. Anna was kept until her death in the castle
Eckartsburg. She once tried to go back to her husband, but he is said to have "welcomed" her by throwing a shoe in her face and to have immediately sent her back. Anna died at the age of 30 and was buried in the monastery
Reinhardsbrunn. Wilhelm married Katharina shortly after. ==Marriage and issue==