Babenberg
Austrian noble dynasty from c. 962 to 1246 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The House of Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian Dukes and Margraves. Originally from Bamberg in the Duchy of Franconia (present-day Bavaria), the Babenbergs ruled the imperial Margraviate of Austria from its creation in 976 AD until its elevation to a duchy in 1156, and from then until the extinction of the line in 1246, whereafter they were succeeded by the House of Habsburg, to which they were related.
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House of Babenberg | |
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Country | Margraviate of Austria Duchy of Austria Duchy of Styria Duchy of Bavaria |
Founded | c.ā962 |
Founder | Leopold I |
Final ruler | Frederick II |
Titles | Duke, Margrave, Count |
Dissolution | 1246 |
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