Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (1566-1633)

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (1566-1633)

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain was, together with her husband Albert VII, Archduke of Austria joint sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France. In some sources, she is referred to as “Clara Isabella Eugenia”. When Albert died in 1621, Isabella joined the Third Order of St Francis and was appointed the Governor of the Netherlands on behalf of the King of Spain. She was succeeded as Governor by Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, the third son of her half- brother Philip III of Spain in 1633. Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain was born in the city of Segovia on 12 August 1566, daughter of Philip II of Spain and his third wife Elisabeth of Valois. Her paternal grandparents were Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. Her maternal grandparents were Henry II of France and Catherine de’ Medici.
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