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Albert IV, Duke of Austria. Mother. Joanna Sophia of Bavaria. Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439), was king of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke of Austria.
The union was designed to end the political rivalry between Austria and Bavaria. In 1550, Albert succeeded his father as duke of Bavaria. Political activity. Albert was now free to devote himself to the task of establishing Catholic conformity in his dominions. A strict Catholic by upbringing, Albert was a leader of the German Counter-Reformation.
Regency of Frederick V, Duke of Austria (1440-1452) Succeeded as a minor, under guardianship of his Ernestine cousin. His death without descendants ended the Albertinian line, and the domains he inherited in Bohemia and Hungary, which were only recovered during the reign of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor .
NamePortraitBornReignc. 940 Son of Berthold of Nordgau or ...21 July 976 – 10 July 994c. 965 (?) First son of Leopold I and ...10 July 994 – 23 June 1018c. 985 Third son of Leopold I and ...23 June 1018 – 26 May 10551027 Son of Adalbert I and Frozza ...26 May 1055 – 10 June 1075Other articles where Albert V is discussed: museum: Royal collections: …II at Prague and of Albert V, duke of Bavaria, who from 1563 to 1571 had buildings designed and erected to house his collections in Munich. The collection of the Polish king Sigismund II Augustus was housed at Wawel Castle, Kraków.
Apr 30, 2024 · Albert I (born c. 1255—died May 1, 1308, Brugg, Switz.) was the duke of Austria and German king from 1298 to 1308 who repressed private war, befriended the serfs, and protected the persecuted Jews. The eldest son of King Rudolf I of the House of Habsburg, Albert was invested with the duchies of Austria and Styria in 1282.
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Albert III (Albrecht III), duke of Austria until 1395, from 1386 (after the death of Leopold) until 1395 also ruled over the latter's possessions. Albert IV (Albrecht IV), duke of Austria 1395 - 1404, in conflict with Leopold IV. Albert V (Albrecht V), duke of Austria 1404 - 1439, Holy Roman Emperor from 1438 - 1439 as Albert II.
In the absence of a male heir, Sigismund had named his son-in-law Albert of Habsburg, duke of Austria, as his successor. Albert was able and vigorous, and the union of the territories of the two dynasties enabled him to exert considerable leverage in German politics.
