Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
Albert VII (German: Albrecht VII; 13 November 1559 – 13 July 1621) 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, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands. He succeeded his brother Matthias as reigning archduke of Lower and Upper Austria, but abdicated in favor of Ferdinand II the same year, making it the shortest (and often ignored) reign in Austrian history.
| Albert (VII) | |
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Portrait by 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 | 20 March – 9 October 1619 |
| Predecessor | Matthias |
| Successor | Ferdinand II |
| Viceroy of Portugal | |
| Reign | 11 February 1583 – 5 July 1593 |
| Predecessor | Duke of Alba |
| Successor | 1st Regency Council |
| Monarch | Philip I of Portugal |
| Born | 13 November 1559 Wiener Neustadt, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 13 July 1621 (aged 61) Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Spouse | |
| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Maria of Spain |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature | |
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