Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

Leopold V
Leopold V
Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg
	Portrait by Joseph Heintz the Elder, c. 1604
Archduke of Further Austria
Reign	1623 – 13 September 1632
Predecessor	Maximilian III (1618)
Successor	Ferdinand Charles
Born	October 9, 1586; Graz, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	September 13, 1632 (aged 45); Schwaz, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Claudia de' Medici (m. 1626)
Issue	Maria-Eleonora of Austria; Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria; Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria; Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria; Maria Leopoldine of Austria;
Roman Catholicism

Benfeld city hall

(1619)

Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke

Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he resigned to get married, and Archduke of Further Austria including Tyrol

.

Biography

Leopold was born in

Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria in Tyrol, and from 1611 for his first cousin Rudolf II in Bohemia. In 1614, he financed the construction of the Church of the Jesuit College of Molsheim, within which his coat of arms

is still prominently displayed.

In 1619, upon the death of his kinsman and former rival, he became governor of Maximilian's inheritance:

Veltlin and defended Tyrol against the Swedes

in 1632. He died in Schwaz, Tyrol.

Issue

With his wife

Habsburg

family, which persisted until 1665 - the most recent line of Archdukes of Further Austria.

His children were:

Maria-Eleonora 1627–1629
Anna de' Medici
Charles III, Duke of Mantua
Hedwig of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
Maria Leopoldine (1632–1649); married Emperor Ferdinand III

Ancestors

Ancestors of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

16.

Anna of Foix-Candale

(= 11)

Male-line family tree

Habsburg

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Original line / Albertinian line / Leopoldian line

Max and Philip line / Spanish / Iberian line / Austrian / HRE line

Albert
Count of Habsburg
(c. 1188–1239)

Rudolf I
of Germany
(c. 1218–1291)

Albert I
of Germany
(1255–1308)

Hartmann
(1263–1281)

Rudolf II
Duke of Austria
(1270–1290)

Rudolf I
of Bohemia
(1281–1307)

Frederick
the Fair
(c. 1289–1330)

Leopold I
Duke of Austria
(1290–1326)

Albert II
Duke of Austria
(1298–1358)

Henry
the Friendly
(1299–1327)

Otto
Duke of Austria
(1301–1339)

John
Parricida
(c. 1290–1312/13)

Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria
(1339–1365)

Frederick III
Duke of Austria
(1347–1362)

Albert III
Duke of Austria
(1349–1395)

Leopold III
Duke of Austria
(1351–1386)

Frederick II
Duke of Austria
(1327–1344)

Leopold II
Duke of Austria
(1328–1344)

Albert IV
Duke of Austria
(1377–1404)

William
Duke of Austria
(c. 1370–1406)

Leopold IV
Duke of Austria
(1371–1411)

Ernest
Duke of Austria
(1377–1424)

Frederick IV
Duke of Austria
(1382–1439)

Albert II
of Germany
(1397–1439)

Frederick III
HRE
(1415–1493)

Albert VI
Archduke of Austria
(1418–1463)

Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
(1427–1496)

Ladislaus
the Posthumous
(1440–1457)

Maximilian I
HRE
(1459–1519)

Philip I
of Castile
(1478–1506)

Charles V
HRE
(1500–1558)

Ferdinand I
HRE
(1503–1564)

Philip II
of Spain
(1527–1598)

Maximilian II
HRE
(1527–1576)

Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria
(1529–1595)

Charles II
Archduke of Austria
(1540–1590)

Carlos
Prince of Asturias
(1545–1568)

Philip III
of Spain
(1578–1621)

Rudolf II
HRE
(1552–1612)

Ernest
of Austria
(1553–1595)

Matthias
HRE
(1557–1619)

Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
(1558–1618)

Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
(1559–1621)

Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
(1561–1578)

Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
(1558–1600)

Charles
Margrave of Burgau
(1560–1618)

Ferdinand II
HRE
(1578–1637)

Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
(1583–1616)

Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
(1586–1632)

Charles
of Austria
(1590–1624)

Philip IV
of Spain
(1605–1665)

Charles
of Austria
(1607–1632)

Ferdinand
of Austria
(1609–1641)

John-Charles
of Austria
(1605–1619)

Ferdinand III
HRE
(1608–1657)

Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria
(1614–1662)

Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria
(1628–1662)

Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria
(1630–1665)

Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias
(1629–1646)

Charles II
of Spain
(1661–1700)

Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans
(1633–1654)

Leopold I
HRE
(1640–1705)

Charles Joseph
of Austria
(1649–1664)

Joseph I
HRE
(1678–1711)

Charles VI
HRE
(1685–1740)

Notes:

^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

References

^ Year: 1620 - 1621; Composition: Silver; Weight: 28,4 gram; Diameter: 42 mm - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces94533.html
^
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource
.

^
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource
.

^ Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)
^ ^a ^b Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)
^
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource
.

^ ^a ^b Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b Revue de l'Agenais (in French). Vol. 4. Société des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen. 1877. p. 497.
^ ^a ^b Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717
^ ^a ^b Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372; (full text online)

Regnal titles
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria House of Habsburg Born: 9 October 1586 Died: 13 September 1632
Preceded by Maximilian III	Governor, later Archduke of Further Austria	Succeeded by Ferdinand Charles
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Charles of Lorraine	Bishop of Strasbourg 1607–1626	Succeeded by Leopold William of Austria

[Chart-15] "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[1] Year: 1620 - 1621; Composition: Silver; Weight: 28,4 gram; Diameter: 42 mm - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces94533.html

[BLKO-Karl_II-2] 
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource
.

[BLKO-Maria_von_Bayern-3] 
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource
.

[4] Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Britannica-Charles_V-5] Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[NDB-Anna_Jagjello-6] Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)

[NDB-Albrecht_V-7] Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)

[BLKO-Anna_von_Oesterreich-8] 
Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource
.

[Britannica-Philip_I-9] Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[1911-Joanna-10] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[Britannia-Casimir_IV-11] Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Revue-12] Revue de l'Agenais (in French). Vol. 4. Société des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen. 1877. p. 497.

[ADB-Wilhelm_IV-13] Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717

[NDB-Philipp_I-14] Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372; (full text online)

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House of Babenberg		Leopold I the Illustrious (976–994) Henry I the Strong (994–1018) Adalbert the Victorious (1018–1055) Ernest the Brave (1055–1075) Leopold II the Fair (1075–1095) Leopold III the Good (1095–1136) Leopold the Generous (1137–1141) Henry II Jasomirgott (1141–1177) Leopold V the Virtuous (1177–1194) Frederick I the Catholic (1195–1198) Leopold VI the Glorious (1198–1230) Frederick II the Quarrelsome (1230–1246)
Interregnum	Vladislaus of Moravia (claimant 1246–1247) Herman VI of Baden (claimant 1248–1250) Frederick I of Baden (claimant 1250–1268) Ottokar II of Bohemia (claimant 1251–1278)
House of Habsburg Austria	Rudolf I (1278–1282) Albert I (1282–1308) Rudolf II the Debonair (1282–1283) Rudolf III the Good (1298–1307) Frederick I the Fair (1308–1330) Leopold I the Glorious (1308–1326) Albert II the Wise (1330–1358) Otto I the Merry (1330–1339) Frederick II (1339–1344) Leopold II (1339–1344) Rudolf IV the Founder (1358–1365) Leopold III the Just (1365-1379) Albert III the Pigtail (1365-1395) Albert IV the Patient (1395-1404) Albert V (1404–1439) Ladislaus I the Posthumous (1440–1457) Frederick V the Peaceful (1457–1493) Maximilian I the Last Knight (1493–1519) Charles I (1519–1521) Ferdinand I (1521–1564) Maximilian II (1564–1576) Rudolf V (1576–1608) Matthias (1608–1619) Albert VII (1619) Ferdinand III (1590, 1619–1637) Ferdinand IV (1637–1657) Leopold V (1623–1632) Ferdinand Charles (1632–1662) Sigismund Francis (1662–1665) Leopold VI (1657, 1665–1705) Joseph I (1705–1711) Charles III (1711–1740) Maria Theresa (1740–1780) Francis I Stephen (1740–1765) Joseph II (1765–1790) Leopold VII (1790–1792) Francis II (1792–1835) Ferdinand I (1835–1848) Francis Joseph I (1848–1916) Charles I (1916–1918)
House of Habsburg Styria, Carinthia, Carniola	Leopold III the Just (1365–1386) William the Courteous (1386–1406) Leopold IV the Fat (1386–1411) Ernest the Iron (1402–1424) Frederick V the Peaceful (1424–1493) Albert VI the Prodigal (1457–1463) Maximilian I the Last Knight (1493–1519) Charles I (1519–1521) Ferdinand I (1521–1564) Charles II (1564–1590) Ferdinand III (1590–1637)
House of Habsburg Tyrol	Rudolf IV the Founder (1363–1365) Leopold III the Just (1365–1386) William the Courteous (1386–1406) Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets (1406–1439) Sigismund the Rich (1439–1490) Maximilian I the Last Knight (1490–1519) Charles I (1519–1521) Ferdinand I (1521–1564) Ferdinand II (1564–1595) Matthias (1595–1619) Albert VII (1619) Ferdinand III (1619–1623) Leopold V (1623–1632) Ferdinand Charles (1632–1662) Sigismund Francis (1662–1665) Leopold VI (1665–1705)