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Albert II of Germany
King of the Romans from 1438 to 1439 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439), was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke of Austria. Through his wife (jure uxoris) he also became King of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and inherited a claim to the Duchy of Luxembourg.[1]
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Albert the Magnanimous | |
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![]() Posthumous anonymous portrait of Albert, 16th century | |
Duke of Austria | |
Reign | 14 September 1404 – 27 October 1439 |
Predecessor | Albert IV |
Successor | Ladislaus the Posthumous |
King of Hungary and Croatia (jure uxoris) | |
Reign | 18 December 1437 – 27 October 1439 |
Coronation | 1 January 1438, Székesfehérvár |
Predecessor | Sigismund |
Successor | Vladislaus I |
King of the Romans | |
Reign | 18 March 1438 – 27 October 1439 |
Predecessor | Sigismund |
Successor | Frederick III |
King of Bohemia | |
Reign | 6 May 1438 – 27 October 1439 |
Coronation | 29 June 1438, Prague |
Predecessor | Sigismund |
Successor | Ladislaus the Posthumous |
Born | 10 August 1397 Vienna, Duchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 27 October 1439(1439-10-27) (aged 42) Neszmély, Kingdom of Hungary |
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House | Habsburg |
Father | Albert IV, Duke of Austria |
Mother | Joanna Sophia of Bavaria |
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