Leopold V of Austria (Habsburg)

Archduke Leopold V (Graz, October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Charles II, the brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles of the Tyrol, Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (until 1625) and Regent of Tyrol.

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Graz - October 9 - 1586 - September 13 - 1632 - Tirol - Charles II - Ferdinand II - Ferdinand Charles of the Tyrol - Passau - Strasbourg - 1625 - Tyrol

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He was invested as bishop in 1598, as a child, even though he had not been ordained as a priest. From 1609 onwards he fought with his mercenaries in the Julian Dispute of Inheritance against Maximilian III in Tyrol, and 1611 for Rudolf II in Bohemia.

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1598 - 1609 - Mercenaries - Julian Dispute of Inheritance - Maximilian III - Tyrol - 1611 - Rudolf II - Bohemia

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In 1619, he became governor of Tyrol and Further Austria, where he attained the position of a sovereign from 1623 to 1630. He had the Dogana and the Jesuit Church be built in Innsbruck. He fought for the Veltlin and defended Tyrol against the Swedes in 1632.

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1619 - Tyrol - Further Austria - 1623 - 1630 - Dogana - Jesuit Church - Innsbruck - Veltlin - Swedes - 1632

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With his wife Claudia de Medici, he became the founder of a sideline of the Habsburg family, which persisted until 1665.

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Claudia de Medici - Habsburg - 1665

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His children were:

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• Ferdinand Charles (1628-1662)
• Leopoldine (1632-1649) - married to Emperor Ferdinand III