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.
References
- J. A. Parente (1981). "Counter-Reformation Polemic and Senecan Tragedy". Humanistica Lovaniensia: Journal of Neo-Latin Studies. 30: 161–165. ISBN 978-90-6186-119-5.
- Bietenholz, Peter G.; Deutscher, Thomas Brian (2003). Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8020-8577-1.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySebastian Sprenz | Bishop of Brixen 1525–1537 |
Succeeded byBernardo Clesio |
| Preceded byÉrard de La Marck | Archbishop of Valencia 1538–1544 |
Succeeded byThomas of Villanova |
| Preceded byCorneille of Berghes | Prince-bishop of Liège 1544–1557 |
Succeeded byRobert of Berghes |
- 1505 births
- 1557 deaths
- 16th-century House of Habsburg
- Clergy from the Habsburg Netherlands
- Prince-bishops of Liège
- 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire
- Archbishops of Valencia
- Sons of emperors
- Sons of kings
- Illegitimate children of Holy Roman Emperors
- Sons of dukes
- Children of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Sons of counts