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Isabella Clara Eugenia (Spanish: Isabel Clara Eugenia; 12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633), sometimes referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia, was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, which comprised the Low Countries and the north of modern France with her husband, Archduke Albert VII of Austria.
Isabella Clara Eugenia, archduchess of Austria (born Aug. 12, 1566, Segovia, Spain—died Dec. 1, 1633, Brussels) was an infanta of Spain who became the instrument of her father’s claims to the thrones of England and France; as the archduchess of Austria, she ruled the Spanish Netherlands with her husband, Archduke Albert VII, from 1598 to 1621.
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Isabella Clara Eugenia ( Spanish: Isabel Clara Eugenia; 12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633), sometimes referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia, was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France with her husband, Archduke Albert VII of Austria.
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Born Isabella Clara Eugenia in 1566; died in Brussels in 1633; daughter of Philip II (1527–1598), king of Spain (r. 1544–1598), and Elizabeth of Valois (1545–1568); married Albrecht also known as Albert the Pious, archduke of Austria (governor of the Spanish Netherlands), in 1599.
1 day ago · The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Archduke Albert of Austria were 33 and 40, respectively, at the time of their marriage. They had both grown up in the court of Philip II. Isabella, the King’s favourite child, had acted as his assistant, a task for which her intelligence and abilities fitted her.
This oil painting is a portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Archduchess of Austria. She has light skin, blue eyes, and light brown hair pulled into an updo with a crown of red flowers. Her neck is obscured by a wide white ruff.
Entry. The sitter in this portrait is Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), daughter of Philip II (1527-1598), King of Spain, and Elizabeth de Valois; her identity is established by comparison in this case (although there are numerous other candidates) with the engraved portrait by Johannes Wierix (1549-c. 1620) of 1600, 2 in which she ...
