Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
by VEEN, Otto van, Oil on canvas, 119 x 98 cm
Albert VII (1559-1621) 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.