Archduke Ernest of Austria

Archduke Ernest
Archduke Ernest
	Portrait by Alonso Sánchez Coello c. 1580
Born	15 June 1553; Vienna
Died	20 February 1595 (aged 41); Brussels
House	Habsburg
Father	Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria of Spain

Archduke Ernest of Austria (German: Ernst von Österreich; 15 June 1553^[1] – 20 February 1595) was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.

Tomb of Archduke Ernest of Austria

Born in Vienna, he was educated with his brother Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, in the court of Spain. In 1573 and 1587, he was a candidate for the throne of Poland. From 1576 onwards, he was governor in the Archduchy of Austria, where he promoted the counterreformation. In 1590, he became governor of Inner Austria as regent for his young cousin Ferdinand, and from 1594 to 1595 he served as governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

He died in Brussels in 1595.

AncestryEdit

Ancestors of Archduke Ernest of Austria

16. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor^[9] (= 24)

8. Philip I of Castile^[4]

17. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy^[10] (= 25)

4. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[2]

18. Ferdinand II of Aragon^[5] (= 26, 30)

9. Joanna I of Castile^[5]

19. Isabella I of Castile^[5] (= 27, 31)

2. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

20. Casimir IV Jagiellon^[6]

10. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary^[6]

21. Elisabeth of Austria^[6]

5. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary^[2]

22. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale^[11]

11. Anne of Foix-Candale^[6]

23. Catherine of Foix^[12]

1. Archduke Ernest of Austria

24. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 16)

12. Philip I of Castile^[7] (= 8)

25. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (= 17)

6. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor^[3]

26. Ferdinand II of Aragon (= 18, 30)

13. Joanna I of Castile^[7] (= 9)

27. Isabella I of Castile (= 19, 31)

3. Maria of Austria

28. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu^[8]

14. Manuel I of Portugal^[8]

29. Beatrice of Portugal^[8]

7. Isabella of Portugal^[3]

30. Ferdinand II of Aragon^[13] (= 18, 26)

15. Maria of Aragon^[8]

31. Isabella I of Castile^[13] (= 19, 27)

ReferencesEdit

^ ^a ^b Joseph Haydn, James Bertrand Payne: Haydn's universal index of biography from the creation to the present time: for the use of the statesman, the historian, and the journalist, E. Moxon, 1868. pp. 156
^ ^a ^b Press, Volker (1990), "Maximilian II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 16, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 471–475; (full text online)
^ ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 19 – via Wikisource.
^ Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp I. der Schöne von Oesterreich" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 112 – via Wikisource.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Priebatsch, Felix (1908), "Wladislaw II.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 54, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 688–696
^ ^a ^b Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 125, 139, 279. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Holland, Arthur William (1911). "Maximilian I. (emperor)" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Poupardin, René (1911). "Charles, called The Bold, duke of Burgundy" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Boureau, Alain (1995). The Lord's First Night: The Myth of the Droit de Cuissage. Translated by Cochrane, Lydia G. The University of Chicago Press. p. 96.
^ Noubel, P., ed. (1877). Revue de l'Agenais [Review of the Agenais]. 4. Société académique d'Agen. p. 497.
^ ^a ^b Harris, Carolyn (2017). Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting. Dundurn Press. p. 78.

Government offices
Preceded by Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort	Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands 1594–1595	Succeeded by Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo

[Haydn-1] Joseph Haydn, James Bertrand Payne: Haydn's universal index of biography from the creation to the present time: for the use of the statesman, the historian, and the journalist, E. Moxon, 1868. pp. 156

[NDB-Maximilian_II-2] Press, Volker (1990), "Maximilian II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 16, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 471–475; (full text online)

[BLKO-Maria_von_Spanien-3] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 19 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Philip-4] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp I. der Schöne von Oesterreich" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 112 – via Wikisource.

[1911-Joanna-5] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[ADB-Wladislaw_II-6] Priebatsch, Felix (1908), "Wladislaw II.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 54, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 688–696

[EB-Charles_V-7] Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Stephens1903-8] Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 125, 139, 279. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[1911-Maximilian_I-9] Holland, Arthur William (1911). "Maximilian I. (emperor)" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[1911-Charles_the_Bold-10] Poupardin, René (1911). "Charles, called The Bold, duke of Burgundy" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[Boureau1995-11] Boureau, Alain (1995). The Lord's First Night: The Myth of the Droit de Cuissage. Translated by Cochrane, Lydia G. The University of Chicago Press. p. 96.

[Noubel1877-12] Noubel, P., ed. (1877). Revue de l'Agenais [Review of the Agenais]. 4. Société académique d'Agen. p. 497.

[Harris2017-13] Harris, Carolyn (2017). Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting. Dundurn Press. p. 78.

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Archduke Ernest
Portrait by Alonso Sánchez Coello c. 1580
Born	15 June 1553^[1] Vienna
Died	20 February 1595(1595-02-20) (aged 41) Brussels
House	Habsburg
Father	Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria of Spain