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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria

1614 - 1662

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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (5 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts. He held a number of military commands, with limited success, and served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, before returning to Vienna in 1656. Despite being nominated as Holy Roman Emperor after Ferdinand's death in 1657, he stood aside in favour of his nephew Leopold I. His main interest was in art, and he patronised artists including David Teniers the Younger, Frans Snyders, Peter Snayers, Daniel Seghers, Peter Franchoys, Frans Wouters, Jan van den Hoecke and Pieter Thijs. His collection of 17th century Venetian and Dutch paintings are now held by the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria is the 623rd most popular military personnel (down from 486th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Austria (down from 296th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria was a member of the Habsburg dynasty, and served as the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1663 to 1672. He was the son of Emperor Ferdinand III and Maria Anna of Bavaria.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ranks 623 out of 2,058. Before him are Charles Sweeney, Christian de Castries, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, Frederick Browning, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, and Yoshijirō Umezu. After him are Adem Jashari, Kurt Franz, Gyula Cseszneky, Eberhard von Mackensen, Karl Silberbauer, and Takeichi Nishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ranks 3. Before him are Jahanara Begum, and Franciscus Sylvius. After him are John Wilkins, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, Henry More, Martino Martini, Henry II, Duke of Guise, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Michał Boym, Juan Carreño de Miranda, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1662, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ranks 5. Before him are Blaise Pascal, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Koxinga, and Honoré II, Prince of Monaco. After him are Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Zhu Youlang, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Johann Crüger, Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Adriaen van de Venne.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ranks 356 out of 1,424. Before him are Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein (1740), Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249), Franz Jonas (1899), and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870). After him are Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797), Herman VI, Margrave of Baden (1226), Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria (1868), Karl Silberbauer (1911), Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886), and Otto Hofmann (1896).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ranks 18. Before him are Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), Gustav Wagner (1911), Walter Nowotny (1920), Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924), and Franz Böhme (1885). After him are Karl Silberbauer (1911), Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872), Eduard Roschmann (1908), Gordon Gollob (1912), Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638), and Sylvester Stadler (1910).

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