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House of Habsburg. Father. Albert I of Germany. Mother. Elizabeth of Carinthia. Albert II (12 December 1298 [dubious – discuss] – 16 August 1358), known as the Wise or the Lame, a member of the House of Habsburg, was duke of Austria and Styria from 1330, as well as duke of Carinthia and margrave of Carniola from 1335 until his death.
Brief Life History of Albert II. When Albert II Duke of Austria was born on 12 December 1298, in Vienna, Austria, his father, Albert I of Habsburg, was 43 and his mother, Elisabeth of Carinthia Queen of the Romans, was 35. He married Joanna of Pfirt on 15 February 1324, in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 ...
Biography. Albert III was born in the ducal residence of Vienna, the third son of the Habsburg duke Albert II of Austria and his wife Joanna of Pfirt. Even though his father had determined a house law, whereby the four sons were obliged to rule jointly and equally, the eldest brother Rudolf IV assumed the reins of government after his father's death in 1358.
Joanna Sophia of Bavaria. Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439), was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke of Austria. Through his wife ( jure uxoris) he also became King of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and ...
Albert II (born Aug. 16, 1397—died Oct. 27, 1439, Neszmély, Hung.) 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 ...
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Other articles where Albert II is discussed: coin: Germany and central Europe: …until the 14th century, when Albert II (1330–58) introduced a gold florin of Florentine character. The gros appeared with Frederick III (1440–93): thereafter, development was parallel with that of Germany, with thalers taking a prominent place. Those with the portrait of Maria Theresa acquired wide popularity ...
