Background
He was born at Innsbruck, the second son of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria and Claudia de" Medici.
He was born at Innsbruck, the second son of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria and Claudia de" Medici.
He was appointed as bishop of Augsburg in 1646. In 1653, he became bishop of Gurk and in 1659 bishop of Trent. He was never ordained as a priest or consecrated as a bishop.
Leopold I, who as the heir male succeeded Sigismund Francis, took direct control over the government of Further Austria and Tyrol.
