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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (5 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts.
Leopold Wilhelm. Archduke of Austria (non-ruling member of the dynasty); prince of the Church and holder of several bishoprics (prince-bishop of Passau and Strasbourg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights); governor of the Spanish Netherlands (1646–1656) Patron of the arts and governor.
Born in Wiener Neustadt on 5 January 1614, he was the sixth of seven children of Ferdinand II and his first wife Maria Anna of Bavaria. The archduke was a gifted and intelligent child but as a later-born son he had little prospect of succeeding to the throne or ruling as a secular prince.
Leopold Wilhelm played an important role in imperial politics. In 1639 he was entrusted by his brother, Emperor Ferdinand III, with the command of the imperial army. At first he achieved respectable results, succeeding in driving out the Swedes from Bohemia, Saxony and Silesia.
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm. Leopold Wilhelm (1614–1662), youngest son of Emperor Ferdinand II, was destined to take holy orders and received an education that suited his preference for art and literature.
Leopold William Archduke of Austra and Gouvernour of the Low Countries | Museum number 1870,0514.291 |
The Archduke Leopold William in his Picture Gallery in Brussels. 1647 - 1651. Oil on copperplate. Room 077. Depictions of painting galleries became popular in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century.
