Archduke Ernest of Austria

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Not to be confused with Archduke Ernest of Austria (1824–1899).
Archduke Ernest
Portrait by Alonso Sánchez Coello c. 1580
Born15 June 1553[1]
Vienna
Died20 February 1595(1595-02-20) (aged 41)
Brussels
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherMaximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria of Spain
Tomb of Archduke Ernest of Austria

Archduke Ernest of Austria (German: Ernst von Österreich; 15 June 1553[1] – 20 February 1595) was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain.

Born in Vienna, he was educated with his brother Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, in the court of Spain. In 1573 and 1587, he was a candidate for the throne of Poland. From 1576 onwards, he was governor in the Archduchy of Austria, where he promoted the counterreformation. In 1590, he became governor of Inner Austria as regent for his young cousin Ferdinand, and from 1594 to 1595 he served as governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

He died in Brussels in 1595.

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Ernest of Austria
16. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
8. Philip I of Castile
17. Mary of Burgundy
4. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
18. Ferdinand II of Aragon
9. Joanna of Castile
19. Isabella I of Castile
2. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
20. Casimir IV Jagiellon
10. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary
21. Elisabeth of Austria
5. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
22. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale
11. Anna of Foix-Candale
23. Catherine of Foix
1. Archduke Ernest of Austria
24. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 16.)
12. Philip I of Castile (= 8.)
25. Mary of Burgundy (= 17.)
6. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
26. Ferdinand II of Aragon (= 18.)
13. Joanna of Castile (= 9.)
27. Isabella I of Castile (= 19.)
3. Maria of Spain
28. Fernando, Duke of Viseu
14. Manuel I of Portugal
29. Beatrice of Portugal
7. Isabella of Portugal
30. Ferdinand II of Aragon (= 18.)
15. Maria of Aragon and Castile
31. Isabella I of Castile (= 19.)

References

  1. ^ a b Joseph Haydn, James Bertrand Payne: Haydn's universal index of biography from the creation to the present time: for the use of the statesman, the historian, and the journalist, E. Moxon, 1868. pp. 156
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
1594–1595 		Succeeded by
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