Archduke Albert of Austria

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Archduke Albert of Austria was a Habsburg prince and military commander who served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and played a key role in the late 16th-century conflicts between Spain and its European rivals.

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instanceOf Habsburg archduke ⓘ
Roman Catholic ⓘ
governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
appointedBy Philip II of Spain ⓘ
birthDate 1559-11-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
burialPlace Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido, Anderlecht ⓘ
coRulershipForm joint sovereignty with Isabella Clara Eugenia ⓘ
coRulerWith Isabella Clara Eugenia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Austria ⓘ
deathDate 1621-07-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
employer Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
father Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
fullName Albert VII of Austria ⓘ
givenName Albert ⓘ
heldTitle Duke of Burgundy ⓘ
Sovereign Prince of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
knownFor diplomatic efforts leading to the Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
governance of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
role in late 16th-century European conflicts ⓘ
memberOf House of Habsburg ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Maria of Austria ⓘ
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria ⓘ
notableEvent Eighty Years' War ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
notableWork Administration of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
Patronage of the Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
patronOf Flemish Baroque art ⓘ
Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Toledo-elect ⓘ
Cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order ⓘ
Viceroy of Portugal ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruledTerritory Southern Netherlands ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
sibling Archduke Ernest of Austria ⓘ
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
spouse Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain ⓘ
successor Philip IV of Spain ⓘ

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Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → commandedBy → Archduke Albert of Austria ⓘ
Catherine of Austria → sibling → Archduke Ferdinand of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Archduke Albert of Austria
Patronage of the Twelve Years' Truce → commissionedBy → Archduke Albert of Austria ⓘ
Patronage of the Twelve Years' Truce → patron → Archduke Albert of Austria ⓘ
Patronage of the Twelve Years' Truce → significantFigure → Archduke Albert of Austria ⓘ