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Albert II of Germany

He acquired claims to Austria, Hungary and Bohemia after Sigismund’s death. He was elected King of the Romans but died before receiving an imperial coronation.

1397 – 1439King / DukeHabsburg · ES
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Posthumous portraitAlbert II of AustriaAntoni Boys · Sixteenth centuryKulturpool / historical portrait in an Austrian collectionPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 16 August 1397 Documented

Death: 27 October 1439 Documented

Role: King / Duke

Dynasty: Habsburg · ES

Territories: Holy Roman Empire (ES) · Hungary (ES) · Austria (ES) · Bohemia (ES) · Germany (ES) · Croatia (ES) · Moravia (ES) · Silesia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Austria · Duchy Pending review1404–1439Effective rule
King · Hungary · Reign Pending review1437–1439Effective rule
King · Bohemia · Reign Pending review1438–1439Effective rule
King of the Romans · Germany · Reign Pending review1438–1439Effective rule
King · Croatia · Reign Pending review1437–1439Effective rule
Margrave · Moravia · Margraviate Documented1423–1439Effective ruleBrno and Olomouc are regional urban centres; they are not equated with the monarch’s exclusive ownership of Moravia and do not erase seigneurial or episcopal jurisdictions. Olomouc begins with the privilege of 1378 and is excluded during the documented Swedish and Prussian occupations.
Sovereign · Silesia · Government Inferred1438–1439Effective ruleThe enfeoffed princes and the bishop of Nysa retain their own governments. The area represents superior sovereignty; Schweidnitz-Jauer was incorporated in 1392. Greater Poland, Lusatia and Glatz are excluded. This does not derive from the imperial office.
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Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Albert II of Germany. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1438

  • AustriaDuke
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  • Crown of Saint Stephen2 titles and offices
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    The kingdoms of the Hungarian crown and, before its eastern separation, the voivodeship of Transylvania. Each title retains its identity; an independent Transylvanian prince or an Ottoman tributary is not included merely because of a shared ruler or proximity. Source for this grouping

  • Crown of Saint Wenceslaus3 titles and offices
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    • Bohemia · ESKing · Effective rule1438–1439
    • Moravia · ESMargrave · Effective rule · Royal centres of Brno and Olomouc; regional authority over the margraviate, distinct from the full geography of the Bohemian title1423–1439 · Brno and Olomouc are regional urban centres; they are not equated with the monarch’s exclusive ownership of Moravia and do not erase seigneurial or episcopal jurisdictions. Olomouc begins with the privilege of 1378 and is excluded during the documented Swedish and Prussian occupations.
    • Silesia · ESSovereign · Effective rule · Overlordship of the Bohemian crown over the Silesian duchies; not direct ducal possession1438–1439 · The enfeoffed princes and the bishop of Nysa retain their own governments. The area represents superior sovereignty; Schweidnitz-Jauer was incorporated in 1392. Greater Poland, Lusatia and Glatz are excluded. This does not derive from the imperial office.

    The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Corona regni Bohemiae), constituted by Charles IV in 1348 and placed under Saint Wenceslaus’s patronage: the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Margraviate of Moravia and the Silesian duchies effectively governed by this person. Provincial titles are retained; Prussian Silesia is not assigned to a Habsburg monarch. Source for this grouping

  • Holy Roman Empire (Germany)King of the Romans
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Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

12 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)
Governments (2/7 with a precise source)
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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