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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Predicate Object
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, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
employer Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Kingdom of Spain
father Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Archduke Albert VII of Austria
surface form: Albert VII of Austria
givenName Albert
heldTitle Duke of Burgundy
Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands
surface form: 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 Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
ruledTerritory Southern Netherlands
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
sibling Archduke Ernest of Austria
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Isabella Clara Eugenia
surface form: 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 Albert of Austria
this entity surface form: Archduke Ferdinand of Austria