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Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola

Albert VI

Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola
Reign| 10 June 1424 – 2 December 1463
Predecessor| Ernest
Successor| Frederick V
Archduke of Austria
Reign| 23 November 1457 – 2 December 1463
Predecessor| Ladislaus
Successor| Frederick V

Born| 18 December 1418
Vienna, Austria
Died| 2 December 1463(1463-12-02) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
Burial|

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Spouse| Mechthild of the Palatinate
House| Habsburg
Father| Ernest, Duke of Austria
Mother| Cymburgis of Masovia
Religion| Roman Catholicism

Albert VI[1] (German: Albrecht VI.; 18 December 1418 - 2 December 1463), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1424, elevated to Archduke in 1453. As a scion of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1424, from 1457 also over the Archduchy of Austria until his death, rivalling with his elder brother Emperor Frederick III. According to tradition, Albert, later known as the Prodigal, was the exact opposite of Frederick: energetic and inclined to thoughtlessness.

## Biography[edit]

Albert was born in Vienna, the son of the Inner Austrian duke Ernest the Iron from his second marriage with the Piast princess Cymburgis of Masovia.[2] Still minors upon the death of their father in 1424, he and his brother remained under the tutelage of their uncle Duke Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets,[2] who ruled over Further Austria and the County of Tyrol.

Coming of age in 1436, Albert, though a junior heir of Inner Austria, received no full rulership anywhere for a long time, which caused friction in his relations with his elder brother Frederick V. When in 1439 both Duke Frederick IV of Further Austria and King Albert II of Germany, Duke of Austria died, Archduke Frederick assumed the guardianship over their minor sons Sigismund and Ladislaus the Posthumous. As Habsburg patriarch, heir of Inner Austria and regent of Further Austria, Tyrol and the Austria proper, he then ruled over all the dynasty's hereditary lands. At that stage, Albert began quarreling with his brother and in 1446 claimed the lands of Further Austria from him.

Albert VI of Austria

The conflict between the brothers escalated when Duke Ladislaus Posthumous of Austria died childless in 1457 and Frederick, Holy Roman Emperor since 1452, came into his inheritance. Albert rose up and in 1458 occupied the western part of the Austrian archduchy "above the Enns" (later known as Upper Austria), which he ruled at Linz as a separate principality (Fürstentum Österreich ob der Enns) and, quite small, his portion of Habsburg patrimony. After laying siege to Frederick in the Vienna Hofburg, he also took over the reign of Austria below the Enns (now Lower Austria) in 1462. Albert however died childless the next year and all his lands fell back to his elder brother.

In 1452 Albert had married Mechthild of the Palatinate, daughter of Count Palatine Louis III.[3] Albert is credited for founding the University of Freiburg in 1457.[4]

## Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

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| 2\. Ernest, Duke of Austria|

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| 10\. Bernabò Visconti

| 5\. Viridis Visconti|

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| 11\. Beatrice Regina della Scala

| 1\. Albert VI, Archduke of Austria|
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| 12\. Siemowit III, Duke of Masovia

| 6\. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia|

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| 13\. Euphemia of Opava

| 3\. Cymburgis of Masovia|

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| 14\. Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania

| 7\. Alexandra of Lithuania|

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| 15\. Uliana of Tver

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## Male-line family tree[edit]

Habsburg

[n 1]
Original line /  Albertinian line /  Leopoldian line

Max and Philip line /  Spanish / Iberian line /  Austrian / HRE line

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Count of Habsburg
(c. 1188–1239)

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rudolf I
of Germany
(c. 1218–1291)
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of Germany
(1255–1308)| | | | | Hartmann
(1263–1281)| | | | Rudolf II
Duke of Austria
(1270–1290)
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of Bohemia
(1281–1307)| | Frederick
the Fair
(c. 1289–1330)| | Leopold I
Duke of Austria
(1290–1326)| | | Albert II
Duke of Austria
(1298–1358)| | | Henry
the Friendly
(1299–1327)| | Otto
Duke of Austria
(1301–1339)| | John
Parricida
(c. 1290–1312/13)
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Duke of Austria
(1339–1365)| | Frederick III
Duke of Austria
(1347–1362)| | | Albert III
Duke of Austria
(1349–1395)| | | | | | | | | | | Leopold III
Duke of Austria
(1351–1386)| | | | | Frederick II
Duke of Austria
(1327–1344)| | Leopold II
Duke of Austria
(1328–1344)
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Duke of Austria
(1377–1404)| | William
Duke of Austria
(c. 1370–1406)| | Leopold IV
Duke of Austria
(1371–1411)| | | Ernest
Duke of Austria
(1377–1424)| | | | | | | Frederick IV
Duke of Austria
(1382–1439)
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of Germany
(1397–1439)| | | | | | | | | | | Frederick III
HRE
(1415–1493)| | | Albert VI
Archduke of Austria
(1418–1463)| | Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
(1427–1496)
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the Posthumous
(1440–1457)| | | | | | | | | | | Maximilian I
HRE
(1459–1519)
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of Castile
(1478–1506)
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HRE
(1500–1558)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ferdinand I
HRE
(1503–1564)| | | | | |
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of Spain
(1527–1598)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maximilian II
HRE
(1527–1576)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria
(1529–1595)| | | | Charles II
Archduke of Austria
(1540–1590)
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Prince of Asturias
(1545–1568)| | Philip III
of Spain
(1578–1621)| | | | Rudolf II
HRE
(1552–1612)| | Ernest
of Austria
(1553–1595)| | Matthias
HRE
(1557–1619)| | Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
(1558–1618)| | Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
(1559–1621)| | Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
(1561–1578)| | Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
(1558–1600)| | Charles
Margrave of Burgau
(1560–1618)| | Ferdinand II
HRE
(1578–1637)| | Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
(1583–1616)| | | | Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
(1586–1632)| | Charles
of Austria
(1590–1624)
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of Spain
(1605–1665)| | Charles
of Austria
(1607–1632)| | Ferdinand
of Austria
(1609–1641)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John-Charles
of Austria
(1605–1619)| | Ferdinand III
HRE
(1608–1657)| | Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria
(1614–1662)| | Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria
(1628–1662)| | Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria
(1630–1665)
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| | | | Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias
(1629–1646)| | Charles II
of Spain
(1661–1700)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans
(1633–1654)| | Leopold I
HRE
(1640–1705)| | Charles Joseph
of Austria
(1649–1664)
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HRE
(1678–1711)| | Charles VI
HRE
(1685–1740)
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Notes:

1. ^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Konstantin Moritz A. Langmaier: Erzherzog Albrecht VI. von Österreich (1418–1463). Ein Fürst im Spannungsfeld von Dynastie, Regionen und Reich (= Forschungen zur Kaiser- und Papstgeschichte des Mittelalters. Bd. 38). Böhlau, Köln u.a. 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-50139-6. Cf. http://www.regesta-imperii.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Regesta_Imperii_Beiheft_38_Druckv.pdf
2. ^ a b Watanabe 2011, p. 132.
3. ^ Watanabe 2011, p. 106.
4. ^ Holtkamp 1998, p. 14.

## References[edit]

* Holtkamp, Wolfgang (1998). "Albert Ludwigs University". In Devine, Mary Elizabeth; Summerfield, Carol (eds.). International Dictionary of University Histories. FitzRoy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 14–17.
* Watanabe, Morimichi (2011). Nicholas of Cusa: A Companion to His Life and His Times. Ashgate Publishing.
* Langmaier, Konstantin M. Erzherzog Albrecht VI. von Österreich (1418–1463), Ein Fürst im Spannungsfeld von Dynastie, Regionen und Reich (Forschungen zur Kaiser- und Papstgeschichte des Mittelalters, Beihefte zu J. F. Böhmer, Regesta Imperii 38, Köln, Weimar, Wien 2015. Cf. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337656429_Whaley_Review_Albrecht_VI_701202

Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

House of Habsburg

Born: 18 December 1418 Died: 2 December 1463

Preceded by:
Ernest | Duke of Inner Austria
(Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola)
1424-1463
with Frederick V | Succeeded by:
Frederick V
Preceded by:
Ladislaus | Archduke of Austria
1457-1463
with Frederick V

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Monarchs of Austria

House of Babenberg|

* Leopold I the Illustrious (976–994)
* Henry I the Strong (994–1018)
* Adalbert the Victorious (1018–1055)
* Ernest the Brave (1055–1075)
* Leopold II the Fair (1075–1095)
* Leopold III the Good (1095–1136)
* Leopold the Generous (1137–1141)
* Henry II Jasomirgott (1141–1177)
* Leopold V the Virtuous (1177–1194)
* Frederick I the Catholic (1195–1198)
* Leopold VI the Glorious (1198–1230)
* Frederick II the Quarrelsome (1230–1246)

Interregnum|

* Vladislaus of Moravia (claimant 1246–1247)
* Herman VI of Baden (claimant 1248–1250)
* Frederick I of Baden (claimant 1250–1268)
* Ottokar II of Bohemia (claimant 1251–1278)

House of Habsburg
Austria|

* Rudolf I (1278–1282)
* Albert I (1282–1308)
* Rudolf II the Debonair (1282–1283)
* Rudolf III the Good (1298–1307)
* Frederick I the Fair (1308–1330)
* Leopold I the Glorious (1308–1326)
* Albert II the Wise (1330–1358)
* Otto I the Merry (1330–1339)
* Frederick II (1339–1344)
* Leopold II (1339–1344)
* Rudolf IV the Founder (1358–1365)
* Leopold III the Just (1365-1379)
* Albert III the Pigtail (1365-1395)
* Albert IV the Patient (1395-1404)
* Albert V (1404–1439)
* Ladislaus I the Posthumous (1440–1457)
* Frederick V the Peaceful (1457–1493)
* Maximilian I the Last Knight (1493–1519)
* Charles I (1519–1521)
* Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
* Maximilian II (1564–1576)
* Rudolf V (1576–1608)
* Matthias (1608–1619)
* Albert VII (1619)
* Ferdinand III (1590, 1619–1637)
* Ferdinand IV (1637–1657)
* Leopold V (1623–1632)
* Ferdinand Charles (1632–1662)
* Sigismund Francis (1662–1665)
* Leopold VI (1657, 1665–1705)
* Joseph I (1705–1711)
* Charles III (1711–1740)
* Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
* Francis I Stephen (1740–1765)
* Joseph II (1765–1790)
* Leopold VII (1790–1792)
* Francis II (1792–1835)
* Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
* Francis Joseph I (1848–1916)
* Charles I (1916–1918)

House of Habsburg
Styria, Carinthia, Carniola|

* Leopold III the Just (1365–1386)
* William the Courteous (1386–1406)
* Leopold IV the Fat (1386–1411)
* Ernest the Iron (1402–1424)
* Frederick V the Peaceful (1424–1493)
* Albert VI the Prodigal (1457–1463)
* Maximilian I the Last Knight (1493–1519)
* Charles I (1519–1521)
* Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
* Charles II (1564–1590)
* Ferdinand III (1590–1637)

House of Habsburg
Tyrol|

* Rudolf IV the Founder (1363–1365)
* Leopold III the Just (1365–1386)
* William the Courteous (1386–1406)
* Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets (1406–1439)
* Sigismund the Rich (1439–1490)
* Maximilian I the Last Knight (1490–1519)
* Charles I (1519–1521)
* Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
* Ferdinand II (1564–1595)
* Matthias (1595–1619)
* Albert VII (1619)
* Ferdinand III (1619–1623)
* Leopold V (1623–1632)
* Ferdinand Charles (1632–1662)
* Sigismund Francis (1662–1665)
* Leopold VI (1665–1705)

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Austrian archdukes

Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.

1st generation|

* Frederick V
* Albert VI
* Sigismund

2nd generation|

* Maximilian I

3rd generation|

* Philip I of Castile

4th generation|

* Charles I
* Ferdinand I

5th generation|

* Philip II of SpainS
* Maximilian II
* Ferdinand II
* Charles II

6th generation|

* Charles, Prince of AsturiasS
* Ferdinand, Prince of AsturiasS
* Diego, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip III of SpainSP
* Rudolf V
* Ernest
* Matthias
* Maximilian III
* Albert VII
* Wenceslaus
* Ferdinand III
* Maximilian Ernest
* Leopold V
* Charles, Bishop of Wroclaw

7th generation|

* Philip IV of SpainSP
* CharlesSP
* FerdinandSP
* AlonsoSP
* Ferdinand IV
* Leopold Wilhelm
* Ferdinand Charles
* Sigismund Francis

8th generation|

* Balthasar Charles, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip Prospero, Prince of AsturiasS
* Charles II of SpainS
* Ferdinand IV of Hungary
* Leopold VI
* Charles Joseph

9th generation|

* Joseph I
* Leopold Joseph
* Charles III

11th generation|

* Joseph IIT
* Charles JosephT
* Leopold VIIT
* FerdinandT
* Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT

12th generation|

* Emperor Francis IT
* Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* CharlesT
* Alexander LeopoldT
* JosephT
* Anton VictorT
* JohnT
* Rainer JosephT
* LouisT
* Cardinal RudolfT
* Francis IV, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl JosephM
* MaximilianM
* Karl Ambrosius, Primate of HungaryM

13th generation|

* Emperor Ferdinand I
* Joseph Franz
* Franz Karl
* Leopold II, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Albrecht
* Karl Ferdinand
* Frederick Ferdinand
* Wilhelm Franz
* Stephen
* Joseph Karl
* Leopold Ludwig
* Ernest
* Sigismund
* Rainer Ferdinand
* Heinrich Anton
* Francis V, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl ViktorM

14th generation|

* Emperor Franz Joseph I
* Maximilian I of Mexico
* Karl Ludwig
* Ludwig Viktor
* Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Karl SalvatorT
* Ludwig SalvatorT
* John SalvatorT
* Friedrich
* Charles Stephen
* Eugen
* Joseph August
* Archduke Ladislaus Philipp

15th generation|

* Crown Prince Rudolf
* Franz Ferdinand
* Otto
* Ferdinand Karl
* Leopold FerdinandT
* Josef FerdinandT
* Peter FerdinandT
* Leopold SalvatorT
* Franz SalvatorT
* Albrecht Franz
* Karl Albrecht
* Leo Karl
* Wilhelm
* Joseph Francis

16th generation|

* Emperor Charles I
* Maximilian

Habsburg
Tuscany|

* GottfriedT
* RainerT
* Leopold MariaT
* AntonT
* Franz JosephT
* Karl PiusT
* Franz Karl SalvatorT
* Hubert SalvatorT

Palatines
of Hungary|

* Joseph Árpád
* Géza

17th generation|

| Descent of
Charles I|

* Crown Prince Otto
* Robert
* Felix
* Carl Ludwig
* Rudolf

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Tuscany|

* DominicT

Palatines|

* Eduard

18th generation|

| Charles|

* Karl
* Georg
* LorenzB
* Karl Philipp
* Simeon

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19th generation|

| Charles|

* Ferdinand Zvonimir
* Károly
* AmedeoB

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* S: also an infante of Spain
* P: also an infante of Portugal
* T: also a prince of Tuscany
* M: also a prince of Modena
* B: also a prince of Belgium

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