Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, h
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615 São Paulo Museum of Art collection
Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia, by an anonymous 17th century master, after originals by Frans Pourbus the younger.
Jeton with portraits of Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia struck in Antwerp 1612.
Portrait of Albert VII (c. 1599–1600), by Frans Pourbus the Younger. Convent of Las Descalzas Reales collection in Madrid.
The Spanish Netherlands were a collection of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, held in personal union by the Spanish Habsburgs, but not annexed to the Spanish Crown, thus encompass
Albert VII of Austria
…Albert VII Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615 São Paulo Museum of Art collection Sovereign of the Netherlands Reign 6 May 1598 – 13 July 1621 Predecessor Philip II Successor Philip IV Co-monarch Isabella Clara Eugenia Archduke of Lower and Upper Austria Reign…
Habsburg domains in the Low Countries, and the Free County of Burgundy, in the middle of the 16th century (in light orange)