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William of Austria
Duke of Inner Austria, 1386–1406, of the House of Habsburg.
This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.
Key details
Birth: 1370 Documented
Death: 15 July 1406 Documented
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Habsburg · ES
Territories: Austria (ES) · Inner Austria (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Inner Austria · Duchy Pending review1386–1406Effective ruleHead of the Leopoldian line after his father’s death at Sempach in 1386, with his brothers associated in government.
Recorded relationships
Parents
Leopold III of Austria · ESPending reviewViridis Visconti · ESPending review
Sources for this profile
- Polska Andegawenów · Plataforma educativa del Ministerio de Educación de Polonia
- Museo de Historia de Polonia · Jadwiga, entrevista con la historiadora Jadwiga Krzyżaniakowa
- Christopher Mielke · The Archaeology of the Medieval Queens of Hungary, tesis CEU (2017)
- Pál Engel · The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526
- Robert Frost · The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania, volumen I
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Wilhelm, Österreich, Herzog
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1370
The authority record gives the birth as 1370. - DeathDocumented
15 July 1406
The authority record gives the death as 1406-07-15.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Leopold III of Austria
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Viridis Visconti
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Duke · Inner Austria · 1386–1406
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (6)
- Polska Andegawenów · Plataforma educativa del Ministerio de Educación de Polonia
- Museo de Historia de Polonia · Jadwiga, entrevista con la historiadora Jadwiga Krzyżaniakowa
- Christopher Mielke · The Archaeology of the Medieval Queens of Hungary, tesis CEU (2017)
- Pál Engel · The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526
- Robert Frost · The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania, volumen I
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Wilhelm, Österreich, Herzog
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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