Albert of Austria

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Albert of Austria was an Archduke of Austria and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, best known for his military and political leadership in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic
archduke
governor
human
appointedBy Philip II of Spain
Philip III of Spain
burialPlace Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
surface form: Church of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, Brussels
coRulerWith Isabella Clara Eugenia
surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1559-11-15
dateOfDeath 1621-07-13
educatedAt University of Alcalá
University of Coimbra
endTime 1621 (as sovereign of the Netherlands)
father Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Albert
knownFor governance of the Spanish Netherlands
military leadership in the late 16th and early 17th centuries
memberOf House of Habsburg
militaryConflict Eighty Years' War
monarchOf Habsburg Netherlands
mother Maria of Austria
nobleTitle Archduke
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
notableEvent Twelve Years' Truce
surface form: Twelve Years' Truce with the Dutch Republic
occupation military leader
statesman
placeOfBirth Archduchy of Austria
Wiener Neustadt
placeOfDeath Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
positionHeld Archbishop of Toledo
Archduke of Austria
Cardinal
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands
surface form: Sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands

Viceroy of Portugal
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
sexOrGender male
sibling Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
signed Twelve Years' Truce
spouse Isabella Clara Eugenia
surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
startTime 1598 (as sovereign of the Netherlands)

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Battle of Nieuwpoort commander Albert of Austria