Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
Maximilian III of Austria, briefly known as Maximilian of Poland during his claim for the throne, was the Archduke of Further Austria from 1612 until his death.
Portrait by Hans Henseiller, 1590s, National Museum in Warsaw
Portrait of Archduke Maximilian by Martino Rota, c. 1580
Anonymous Netherlands, Portrait of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, 17th century, engraving
Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria was the collective name for the early possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-western Germany, including territories in the Alsace region west of the Rhine and in Vorarlberg.
Border stone of 1768 with the Austrian coat of arms and "V.O." ("Vorderösterreich"), Salhöhe, Switzerland