Jump to content

Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Angela (talk | contribs) at 21:47, 27 March 2004 (add image, link to Isabella Clara Eugenia). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

File:Albrechtisabella.jpg
Albert and his wife Isabella

Archduke Albert of Austria (1559 - 1621) was appointed for the Spanish monarchy as Governor of the Low Countries in 1595, and from 1598 became joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces with his wife, the Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of Philip II of Spain.

Rubens was appointed their court painter in 1609.