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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.
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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Albert the Magnanimous, elected King of the Romans as Albert II, was king 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 he also became King of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and inherited a claim to the Duchy of Luxembourg.
Habsburg Emperor. Albrecht II. Duke of Austria as Albrecht V from 1404; from 1438 Roman-German king as Albrecht V; King of Hungary from 1437 and King of Bohemia from 1438. Born in Vienna on 10 August 1397. Died in Neszmély near Esztergom (Hungary) on 27 October 1439.
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 was a strong ally of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and supported him against intrigues from other European powers, turning down an appeal from King Philip VI of France to join him in opposing Louis IV. Albert also, in 1350, inserted himself into a struggle between two Swiss factions, opposing the Swiss Confederacy and besieging Zürich.
Albert died at Vienna in 1358 and was buried in a monastery of his own foundation, Gaming Charterhouse in present-day Lower Austria. In 1782 the Gaming Charterhouse was secularized by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; at that time Albert's remains were transferred to the local
