Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Further Austria was the ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol from 1662 to 1665.
Portrait by Giovanni Maria Morandi, c. 1665
Ferdinand Charles was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1632 to 1662. He was the firstborn son of Archduke Leopold V of Further Austria and Claudia de' Medici. Until 1646, his mot
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria
…cash incentives to the cathedral chapter and a promise that Sigismund would be a very hands off ruler. After the 1662 death of his brother Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, he became Archduke of Further Austria, and therefore withdrew from the candidacy for the bishopric. He was more able than his brother and could have…
Portrait from the workshop of Sustermans
Anna de' Medici, his wife, by a follower of Justus Sustermans.
Bust portrait of Ferdinand Charles, after a painting by Anselm van Hulle. Collection Peace Palace Library.