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Jun 11, 2023 · Ernest, Duke of Austria. Ernest the Iron, officially Ernest, Duke of Inner Austria; 1377 - June 10, 1424) was the ruler of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola (collectively Inner Austria) from 1406 until his death. He was a member of the Habsburg dynasty, of the Leopoldian line, whose head of the family he was from 1411 to 1424.
The surname of more recent members of the family such as Otto von Habsburg and Karl von Habsburg is taken to be "von Habsburg" or more completely "von Habsburg-Lothringen". Princes and members of the house use the tripartite arms adopted in the 18th century by Francis Stephen.
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Wien u. a. 1984. Ernest was the third son of Duke Leopold III, the founder of the Leopoldine line of the Habsburgs, and Viridis Visconti. After the early death of his father – Ernest was twelve years old at the time – he was initially placed under the guardianship of his eldest brother William. After the latter’s death in 1406 Ernest was ...
Family tree of the ancestors of the Habsburg family, largely before becoming Holy Roman Emperors and (Arch)Dukes of Austria. This family tree only includes male scions of the House of Habsburg from 920 to 1308. [4] Otto II was probably the first to take the Habsburg Castle name as his own, adding "von Habsburg" to his title and creating the ...
Habsburg. Father. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mother. Maria of Spain. Tomb of Archduke Ernest of Austria. Archduke Ernest of Austria ( German: Ernst von Österreich; 15 June 1553 – 20 February 1595) [1] was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain .
Duke Ernest and Cimburgis of Masovia. Ernest has an important place in the history of the dynasty for two reasons: in 1414 Ernest first refers to himself as archduke in a document. He is thus the first member of the family to bear this title, which had been usurped by his uncle Rudolf IV. The Early Modern Habsburg rulers descend from Ernest and ...
