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Ladislaus of Habsburg

«the Posthumous»

Born after his father Albert II’s death, he inherited rights in several Central European territories. His minority made the effective exercise of power a matter of dispute.

1440 – 1457KingHabsburg · ES
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Portrait of Ladislaus of Habsburg
Contemporary portraitLadislaus the PosthumousAnonymous, Austrian school · 1457Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1440 Pending review

Death: 1457 Pending review

Role: King

Dynasty: Habsburg · ES

Territories: Hungary (ES) · Bohemia (ES) · Austria (ES) · Croatia (ES) · Moravia (ES) · Silesia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Austria · Duchy Pending review1440–1452Effective rule
Archduke · Austria · Archduchy Pending review1453–1457Effective rule
King · Hungary · Reign Pending review1440–1444RivalSuccession dispute during his minority.
King · Hungary · Reign Pending review1445–1457Effective rule
King · Bohemia · Reign Pending review1453–1457Effective rule
King · Croatia · Reign Pending review1440–1444RivalConnected with the dispute over the Hungarian crown.
King · Croatia · Reign Pending review1445–1457Effective rule
Margrave · Moravia · Margraviate Inferred1453–1457Effective 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 Inferred1453–1457Effective 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 Ladislaus of Habsburg. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1453

  • AustriaArchduke
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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 rule1453–1457
    • Moravia · ESMargrave · Effective rule · Royal centres of Brno and Olomouc; regional authority over the margraviate, distinct from the full geography of the Bohemian title1453–1457 · 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 possession1453–1457 · 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

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.

Evidence for this profile

13 recorded claims · 11 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1440

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1457

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Albert II of Germany

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Elizabeth of Luxembourg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (2/9 with a precise source)
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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