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Duke Frederick III of Austria (31 March 1347 – 10 December 1362) was the second son of Duke Albert II of Austria and a younger brother of Duke Rudolf IV. He was born and died in Vienna , where he is buried in the Ducal Crypt .
His reign of 53 years is the longest in the history of the Holy Roman Empire or the German monarchy. Upon his death in 1493 he was succeeded by his son Maximilian . During his reign, Frederick concentrated on re-uniting the Habsburg "hereditary lands" of Austria and took a lesser interest in Imperial affairs.
Frederick III (born Sept. 21, 1415, Innsbruck, Austria—died Aug. 19, 1493, Linz) was the Holy Roman emperor from 1452 and German king from 1440 who laid the foundations for the greatness of the House of Habsburg in European affairs. Frederick, the son of Duke Ernest of Austria, inherited the Habsburg possessions of Inner Austria (Styria ...
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House of Habsburg. Frederick (III) (born c. 1286—died Jan. 13, 1330, Gutenstein, Austria) was a German king from 1314 to 1326, also duke of Austria (as Frederick III) from 1308, the second son of the German king Albert I. After his father’s murder (1308) Frederick became the head of the House of Habsburg and duke of Austria but did not ...
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Frederick III was the longest-reigning emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, ruling for 53 years. He is also famous for his device composed of the letter sequence ‘AEIOU’, although it has never been conclusively decoded. Frederick was born in 1415 to Ernest ‘the Iron’ and Cymburgis of Masovia.
After his elder brother Rudolf III had been enfeoffed with the crown of Bohemia following the extinction of the Bohemian royal Přemyslid dynasty in 1306, the way was clear for the younger son to take over the rulership of Austria and Styria.
Duke Frederick III of Austria (31 March 1347 – 10 December 1362) was the second son of Duke Albert II of Austria and a younger brother of Duke Rudolf IV. He was born and died in Vienna, where he is buried in the Ducal Crypt. Quick Facts Father, Mother ... Close. Ancestry. More information Ancestors of Frederick III, Duke of Austria ... Close.
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