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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.
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.
Title: Archduke Leopold William in his Gallery at Brussels. Creator: David Teniers the Younger. Creator Lifespan: 1610/1690. Creator Nationality: flemish. Creator Gender: male. Creator Death...
- David Teniers The Younger
Today the name of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm is associated in particular with his artistic patronage and passion for collecting. It was during his governorship of the Netherlands, at a time when the arts were enjoying a golden age, that he acquired a large number of artworks, including paintings by Rubens.
The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels is a 1651 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in the Prado in Madrid.
