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Albert II was Duke of Austria and Styria for more than two decades in the 14th Century, sharing power with his brother Otto. Albert was born on Dec. 12, 1298, in Habsburg Castle, in Swabia. His father was Germany's Albert I, and his mother was Elizabeth of Carinthia. Albert had three older brothers, all of whom ruled Austria and Styria before ...
Albert VII ( German: Albrecht VII; 13 November 1559 – 13 July 1621) was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General ...
Albert II was a German king from 1438, king of Hungary, king of Bohemia, and duke of Luxembourg. As a member of the Habsburg dynasty, he was archduke of Austria from infancy (1404). On the death of his father-in-law, the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund, Albert was crowned king of Hungary (Jan. 1,
Albert II the Wise (1298 - 1358) was the Duke of Austria and Styria (1330 - 1358), the Duke of Carinthia (1335 - 1358) and the Margrave of Carniola (1335 - 1358). Albert the Wise was born on 12 December 1298 to the Habsburg Emperor Albert I and Elizabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol. After the death of his brother Frederick, Albert and his brother Otto co-ruled the Habsburg lands. Albert succeeded in ...
Duke of Austria. Albrecht Albrecht III mit dem Zopf, Herzog von Österreich von Österreich (Habsburg) (9 Sep 1349 - 29 Aug 1395)
Albert II, 1397–1439, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1438–39), duke of Austria (1404–38). He was the son-in-law of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, whom he aided against the Hussites of Bohemia. Albert was unable to suppress the Bohemian revolts (see Hussite Wars) and subsequently died on a disastrous campaign against the ...
Albert III with the Pigtail (1349 - 1395) was the Archduke of Austria (1365 - 1395), and Duke of Carinthia and Styria, and Margrave of Carniola (1365 - 1379). Albert was the third son of Duke Albert II the Wise of the House of Habsburg. After his two elder brothers died without heirs, Albert became the ruler of the Austrian domain in 1365. After several years of quarelling, Albert split the ...
