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. ISBN978-90-6186-119-5.
^Bietenholz, Peter G.; Deutscher, Thomas Brian (2003). Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press. p. 86. ISBN978-0-8020-8577-1.
george, austria, ghent, 1505, liège, 1557, prince, bishop, liège, from, 1544, 1557, illegitimate, maximilian, holy, roman, emperor, margaretha, edelsheim, became, bishop, brixen, tyrol, between, 1525, 1537, archbishop, valencia, between, 1538, 1544, 1544, beca. George of Austria Ghent 1505 Liege 4 May 1557 was Prince bishop of Liege from 1544 to 1557 1 George of AustriaHe was an illegitimate son of Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor and Margaretha of Edelsheim 2 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 Liege 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 Liege 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 Edit 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 titlesPreceded bySebastian Sprenz Bishop of Brixen1525 1537 Succeeded byBernardo ClesioPreceded byErard de La Marck Archbishop of Valencia1538 1544 Succeeded byThomas of VillanovaPreceded byCorneille of Berghes Prince bishop of Liege1544 1557 Succeeded byRobert of Berghes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George of Austria amp oldid 1169858306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
