Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

Leopold V
Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg
Portrait by Joseph Heintz the Elder, c. 1604
Archduke of Further Austria
Reign1623 – 13 September 1632
PredecessorMaximilian III (1618)
SuccessorFerdinand Charles
Born(1586-10-09)October 9, 1586
Graz, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
DiedSeptember 13, 1632(1632-09-13) (aged 45)
Schwaz, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1626)
Issue
HouseHabsburg
FatherCharles II, Archduke of Austria
MotherMaria Anna of Bavaria
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Engraving of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
Lepold V as a jacquemart on the Benfeld city hall (1619)

Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Prince-Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he resigned to get married, and Archduke of Further Austria including Tyrol.


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