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