Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria

Wenceslaus of Austria
Archduke of Austria
Portrait of Archduke Wenceslaus as Grand Prior of the Order of Malta, by Alonso Sanchez Coello, 1577
Born	9 March 1561 Wiener Neustadt
Died	22 September 1578(1578-09-22) (aged 17) Madrid
Burial	El Escorial
House	Habsburg
Father	Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria of Spain

Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria (9 March 1561 – 22 September 1578), was a German prince and member of the House of Habsburg. In 1577, he was appointed the Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in Castile.

He was the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Maria of Spain.