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Apr 26, 2022 · Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor; (September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. Born in Innsbruck, he was the son of Duke Ernest the Iron from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.e. Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, and of Ernest's wife Cymburgis of ...
Frederick III was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death in 1493. He was also the first emperor of the House of Habsburg and the fourth House of Habsburg member to become the king of Germany (as Frederick IV). He was the last emperor to be crowned in Rome. Initially, he had also served as the duke of Inner Austria (Styria, Carinthia ...
Also known as. English. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Austrian archduke and duke (1452-1493) King Frederick IV of Germany. Frederick the Peaceful. Frederick III.
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. His father died when Frederick was only nine ...
Under Frederick III, emperor from 1452 to 1493, the empire’s name was changed to Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae). The Protestant Reformation during the reign of Charles V (1519–56 as Holy Roman emperor) led to Germany being split into two religious factions , reducing the emperor to being ...
Jan 29, 2022 · English: Frederick III Habsburg (1415-1493) became Frederick V, archduke of Austria in 1424. He acceded as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1440 and was married to Eleanore of Portugal. Frederick's father was Ernest the Iron (German: Ernst der Eiserne) (1377-1424) and his wife Cymburga of Masovia.
Frederick III. As Frederick V Duke of Styria from 1435 and (Arch-) Duke of Austria from 1457/63; as Frederick IV Roman-German King from 1442, and as Frederick III Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from his coronation in Rome in 1452. Lasting fifty-three years, Frederick’s reign was the longest of any king or emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
