Isabella of Austria, also known as Elizabeth, was born an Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile from the House of Habsburg, and subsequently became Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, under t
Portrait of a woman, presumed to be of Isabella, by Jan Gossaert
Portrait of Isabella, age 2. Isabella is on the right. She is pictured with her brother Charles and her sister Eleanor.
Wedding ring of Isabella; made of gold and adorned with an uncut sapphire. It bears the inscription: "Ave Maria gratia plena", i.e. the beginning of Hail Mary, the traditional Catholic prayer.
Portrait of Isabella around the time of her marriage by the Master of the Legend of the Magdalen, c. 1515.
Philip the Handsome, also called Philip the Fair, was ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, including the counties of Artois, Burgundy and Charolais from 1493, and the first king of Castile fro
Isabella of Austria
…and subsequently became Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, as the wife of King Christian II. She was the daughter of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile and the sister of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. She ruled Denmark as regent in 1520. Her upbringing, overseen by her aunt…
Portrait by the Master of the Legend of the Magdalen, 1500
Boy's racing armour belonging to Philip, made around 1490 by unknown armourer from Southern Germany
16th century stained glass window in St George's Church (Georgskapelle): Philip the Handsome, Maximilian I, Bianca Maria Sforza, Mary of Burgundy with Archduchess Margaret (left to right)
Philip by the Master of the Legend of the Magdalen