archduke of Austria (born 1559)

Albert VII

Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands. He succeeded his brother Matthias as reigning archduke of Lower and Upper Austria, but abdicated in favor of Ferdinand II the same year, making it the shortest reign in Austrian history.

Born

1559

November 13

Died

1621

Era

1550s

Country

—

About

Albert, in brief

Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands. He succeeded his brother Matthias as reigning archduke of Lower and Upper Austria, but abdicated in favor of Ferdinand II the same year, making it the shortest reign in Austrian history.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

  1. 1559 Born
  2. 1621 Died

Also on November 13

What else happened on this day, through history

See all of November 13 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 13

Aldo Nova 1956– Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Dana Vollmer 1987– American swimmer Edward III of England (died 1377) 1312– Gerard Butler 1969– Scottish actor Jiaqing Emperor of China (died 1820) 1760– Joseph Hooker 1814–1879 American general (died 1879) Lon Nol 1913– Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1985) Motoo Kimura 1924–1994 Japanese biologist and geneticist (died 1994) Sara Del Rey 1980– American wrestler and trainer

See everything on November 13 →

Keep going

More to explore

Albert's birthday November 13 Albert's zodiac Scorpio Browse People A–Z