Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

Engraving of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

Lepold V as a jacquemart on the Benfeld city hall (1619)

Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he resigned to get married, and Archduke of Further Austria including Tirol.

Leopold was born in Graz, and was invested as bishop in 1598, as a child, even though he had not been ordained as a priest; he became Bishop of Strasbourg in 1607, a post which he held until 1626. From 1609 onwards he fought with his mercenaries in the War of the Jülich succession against Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria in Tirol, and 1611 for Rudolf II in Bohemia. In 1614, he financed the construction of the Church of the Jesuit College of Molsheim, inside of which his coat of arms is since prominently displayed.

In 1619 upon the death of his kinsman and former rival, he became governor of Maximilian's inheritance: Further Austria and Tirol, where he attained the position of a sovereign, i.e. Archduke of Further Austria from 1626 to his death in 1632. In 1626 he resigned his ecclesiastical positions and married Claudia de' Medici. He had the Custom House and the Jesuit Church built in Innsbruck. He fought for the Veltlin and defended Tirol against the Swedes in 1632. He died in Schwaz, Tirol.

Thaler of Leopold, 1632
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Issue[edit]

With his wife Claudia de' Medici, he became the founder of a sideline of the Habsburg family, which persisted until 1665 - the most recent line of Archdukes of Further Austria.

His children were:

Maria-Eleonora 1627–1629
Ferdinand Charles (1628–1662); married Anna de' Medici
Isabella-Clara (1629–1685); married Charles III, Duke of Mantua
Sigismund Francis (1630-1665); married Hedwig of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
Maria Leopoldine (1632–1649); married Emperor Ferdinand III

Ancestors[edit]

Ancestors of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

16. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor^[8]

8. Philip I of Castile^[3]^[4] (= 28)

17. Mary of Burgundy^[8]

4. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[1] (=14)

18. Ferdinand II of Aragon^[9]

9. Joanna of Castile^[4] (= 29)

19. Isabella I of Castile^[9]

2. Charles II, Archduke of Austria

20. Casimir IV Jagiellon^[10]

10. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary^[5] (= 30)

21. Elisabeth of Austria^[10]

5. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary^[1] (=15)

22. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale^[11]

11. Anna of Foix-Candale^[5] (= 31)

23. Catherine of Foix^[11]

1. Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

24. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria^[12]

12. William IV, Duke of Bavaria^[6]

25. Kunigunde of Austria^[12]

6. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria^[2]

26. Philip I, Margrave of Baden^[13]

13. Marie of Baden-Sponheim^[6]

27. Elisabeth of the Palatinate^[13]

3. Maria Anna of Bavaria

28. Philip I of Castile (= 8)

14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[7] (= 4)

29. Joanna of Castile (= 9)

7. Anna of Austria^[2]

30. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary (= 10)

15. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary^[7] (= 5)

31. Anna of Foix-Candale (= 11)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
^ ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
^ Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)
^ ^a ^b Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)
^ ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
^ ^a ^b Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Revue de l'Agenais (in French). 4. Société des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen. 1877. p. 497.
^ ^a ^b Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717
^ ^a ^b Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)

Regnal titles
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria House of Habsburg Born: 9 October 1586 Died: 13 September 1632
Preceded by Maximilian III	Governor, later Archduke of Further Austria	Succeeded by Ferdinand Charles
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Charles of Lorraine	Bishop of Strasbourg 1607–1626	Succeeded by Leopold William of Austria

[BLKO-Karl_II-1] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

[BLKO-Maria_von_Bayern-2] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

[3] Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Britannica-Charles_V-4] Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[NDB-Anna_Jagjello-5] Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)

[NDB-Albrecht_V-6] Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)

[BLKO-Anna_von_Oesterreich-7] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

[Britannica-Philip_I-8] Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[1911-Joanna-9] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[Britannia-Casimir_IV-10] Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Revue-11] Revue de l'Agenais (in French). 4. Société des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen. 1877. p. 497.

[ADB-Wilhelm_IV-12] Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717

[NDB-Philipp_I-13] Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372CS1 maint: postscript (link); (full text online)

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