Person:George of Austria (1)

Watchers
George of Austria
b.1505 Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
d.4 May 1557 Liège, Belgium
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. George of Austria1505 - 1557
Add Spouse and Children
Facts and Events
Name George of Austria
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1505 Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Death[1] 4 May 1557 Liège, Belgium
Reference Number? Q552986?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

George of Austria (Ghent, 1505 – Liège, 4 May 1557), was Prince-bishop of Liège from 1544 to 1557.

He was an illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaretha of Edelsheim. He became Bishop of Brixen (Tyrol) between 1525 and 1537 and Archbishop of Valencia between 1538 and 1544.

In 1544 he became Prince-bishop of Liège by the influence of his nephew Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, a post he held until his death. George strongly opposed any French influence in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, thus maintaining the strong grip of the Habsburgs, who controlled all surrounding lands.
In 1554, he was faced with a French invasion under King Henry II of France.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at George of Austria. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George of Austria, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:George_of_Austria_%281%29"