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  1. Ernest, Duke of Austria. Ernest the Iron ( German: Ernst der Eiserne; 1377 – 10 June 1424), a member of the House of Habsburg, ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was head of the Habsburg Leopoldian line from 1411. Biography.

  2. 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 . Biography. Born in Vienna, he was educated with his brother Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, in the court of Spain. [1] .

  3. Duke Ernest had lost influence in Austria but ultimately profited from this turn of events: his hated brother Leopold died of a stroke, embittered by the abduction of Albrecht, leaving Ernest as sole ruler at least over Styria.

  4. Jun 11, 2023 · 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.

    • Bruck an der Mur, Ôsterreich
    • Małgorzata Bogusławówna, Cimburga of Masovia
    • Ôsterreich
    • 1377
  5. Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406; from 1414 he bore the title of an archduke. Ernest fought over his share of the Habsburg patrimony with his brothers William and Leopold IV. He became regent over Inner Austria in 1411 after clashing with his brother Leopold on the battlefield.

  6. 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 his Polish wife Cimburgis.

  7. Ernest of Austria may refer to: Ernest, Margrave of Austria, ruled from 1055 to 1077; Ernest, Duke of Austria, ruled from 1402 to 1424; Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595)