Albert IV, Count of Habsburg

Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
Born c. 1188
Died (1239-12-13)13 December 1239
Ashkelon
Noble family House of Habsburg
Spouse(s) Hedwig of Kyburg
Issue
Father Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
Mother Agnes of Staufen

Albert IV (or Albert the Wise) (ca. 1188 – December 13, 1239) was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.

He was the son of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg and Agnes of Staufen. About 1217 Albert married Hedwig (Heilwig),[1] daughter of Count Ulrich of Kyburg (died 1237) and Anna of Zähringen. Upon the death of his father in 1232 he divided his family's estates with his brother Rudolph III, whereby he retained the ancestral seat at Habsburg Castle. A follower of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, he took part in the Barons' Crusade with King Theobald I of Navarre and died near Ashkelon.

Albert was the father of King Rudolph I of Germany,[2] and a mutual ancestor of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and of his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

References

  1. ↑ Emerton 1917, p. 76.
  2. ↑ Berenger 2013, p. 13.

Sources

  • Berenger, Jean (2013). Simpson, C.A., ed. A History of the Habsburg Empire 1273-1700. Routledge.
  • Emerton, Ephraim (1917). The Beginnings of Modern Europe (1250-1450). Ginn and Company.


Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
Born: 1188 Died: 1239
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Rudolph II		 Count of Habsburg
1232 – 1239
with Rudolph III as co-ruler		 Succeeded by
Rudolph IV



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