Wenceslaus of Austria | |
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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 Madrid | (aged 17)
Burial | |
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.