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	Albert I of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albert I (July 1255 – May 1, 1308) was a German king, duke of Austria, and eldest son of King Rudolph I of Habsburg.
		Albert married Elizabeth, daughter of Meinhard II, count of Gorizia and Tyrol, who bore him six sons, including Rudolph III of Austria, Frederick I of Austria, Leopold I of Austria, Otto of Austria and Albert II of Austria, and five daughters.
		Albert had failed in his attempt to seize Holland and Zeeland, as vacant fiefs of the Empire, on the death of Count John I in 1299, but in 1306 he secured the crown of Bohemia for his son Rudolph on the death of King Wenceslaus III.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_I_of_Habsburg (650 words)

	HABSBURG - LoveToKnow Article on HABSBURG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert became count of Zurich and protector of the monastery of Sckingen, and obtained lands in the cantons of Unterwalden and Lucerne; his son Rudolph, having assisted Frederick of Hohenstaufen, afterwards the emperor Frederick II., against the emperor Otto IV., received the county of Aargau.
		Alberts successor as German king was Henry of Luxemburg (the emperor Henry VII.), and this election may be said to initiate the long rivalry between the houses of Habsburg and Luxemburg.
		Albert was also chosen and crowned German king in succession to Sigismund, thus beginning the long and uninterrupted connection of his family with the imperial throne, a connection which lasted until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HA/HABSBURG.htm (5069 words)

	Albert II of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albert II Habsburg (August 10, 1397 – October 27, 1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria, was born on August 10, 1397, the son of Albert IV of Habsburg, duke of Austria.
		Albert succeeded to the duchy of Austria on his father's death in 1404.
		Albert was an energetic and warlike prince, whose short reign gave great promise of usefulness for Germany.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_II_of_Habsburg (610 words)

	Albert I of Habsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The founder of the great house of Hapsburg was invested with the duchies of Austria and Styria, together with his brother Rudolph, in 1282.
		Having secured the support of several influential princes by extensive promises, he was chosen at Frankfort on the July 27, 1298, and crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle on August 24.
		Albert married Elizabeth, daughter of Meinhard IV, count of Gorz and Tirol, who bore him six sons and five daughters.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/albert_i_of_habsburg (637 words)

	History of THE HABSBURGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thus the central region of the Habsburg inheritance, the heart of their realm until 1918, is assembled by the end of the 14th century.
		On the mountain slope of Morgarten, on the border of Schwyz, the glittering Habsburg array is met on November 15 by a much smaller citizen army drawn from the farmers of Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden.
		At the start of the 15th century, after losing control of their Swiss inheritance during the previous hundred years, the Habsburg dynasty is in disarray.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac77 (1047 words)

	Leopold I of Austria (Habsburg) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leopold I (born August 4, 1290 in Vienna, died February 28, 1326 in Strassburg) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from the Habsburg family.
		He was the third son of King Albert I and brother of Duke Frederick I the Handsome (III as King of the Romans).
		After the death of his parents, he became the head of the House of Habsburg.
	www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Leopold_I_of_Austria_(Habsburg) (203 words)

	Albert II of Habsburg : Albert II Habsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert II Habsburg (1397 - 1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria, was born on August 10, 1397, the son of IV of Austria">Albert IV of Habsburg[?], duke of Austria.
		Albert II was married in 1421 to Elizabeth of Bohemia, the daughter of Emperor Sigismund.
		He was engaged in warfare with the Bohemians and their Polish allies, when on March 18, 1438 he was chosen German emperor at Frankfurt, an honour which he doesn't appear to have sought.
	www.city-search.org /al/albert-ii-habsburg.html (329 words)

	Casimir IV of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He married in 1454 Elisabeth (1438-1505), the daughter of Albert II of Habsburg, the previous Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Elisabeth of Luxembourg, heiress of Bohemia.
		Elisabeth's brother Ladislas V was at that time King of Bohemia and Hungary, and just recently freed from the imprisonment where the Emperor had kept him almost all his childhood.
		That same year, Casimir was approached by the Prussians for aid against the ruling Teutonic Order, which he promised, by the act of incorporation of Prussia to Polish Kingdom; however, when the cities of Prussia rebelled against Teutons, the order resisted with greater strength than expected, and the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466) ensued.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Casimir_IV_of_Poland (434 words)

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		Albert of Habsburg’s candidacy was opposed by the Archbishop of Cologne, who was joined by Bohemia and by other princes, all mainly for personal or dynastic reasons.
		In 1298, the Electors turned to Albert of Habsburg, the son of Rudolf whom they had earlier rejected.
		But the Habsburg was cleverer than his predecessor and managed to form alliances that blocked his opponents.
	history.boisestate.edu /hy309/Germany/09.html (442 words)

	Germany hotels, Travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Frederick, his son Henry VI and his grandson Frederick II made prodigious attempts to revive the reality of royal power in Germany and Italy, but the task proved impossible and by the late 13th century the country was seething with civil war.
		Temporarily deposed by other dynasties during the next 150 years, Albert V of Habsburg re-established his clan's ascendancy in 1438.
		The Habsburgs were to rule the empire, with only a brief interruption, until 1806.
	cross-pacific.com /germany/HistoryandGovernment.htm (1864 words)

	Histoire du Territoire de Belfort, avant la Révolution
		In 1347, Albert of Habsburg also called Albert the Wise, whose family was important in the German Empire, married Jeanne of Ferrette, one of the four daughters of Jeanne and Ulrich.
		These Habsburg properties were called the "Vorder Österreich", with the city of Ensisheim as the capital.
		The Habsburgs were Catholics, but to become Emperor, they had to be elected by princes, some of whom were protestant.
	www.lisa90.org /histoire/history1.html (941 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Delusions of Grandeur I: AAR Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert strengthened his influence within Kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary, although the two were as of yet still under the rule of Emperor Sigismund.
		Politically, Albert struck a pact of alliance with the doge of Venice, and kept close ties to Emperor Sigismund of Bohemia and Hungary.
		Albert feared an Ottoman incursion, and was concerned over increasing threats by the Sultan, because of Venecian aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=171674&page=1 (6285 words)

	End of Europe's Middle Ages - Holy Roman Empire
		Although he was unable to protect his empire's frontiers from Turkish invaders or to deal with religious dissension from the Hussites within his kingdom, Sigismund was instrumental in resolving the Great Schism in 1414 at the Council of Constance.
		In 1440, the Electors chose another Habsburg, Frederick III (1415-1493), who was the last emperor to be crowned at Rome by the pope.
		The Habsburgs were soon allied with most of Europe's ruling houses and the imperial title of Holy Roman Emperor became a dynastic title rather than an elected one.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/holy.html (901 words)

	Articles - Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After Duke Frederick II died in 1246 and left no successor, the German King Rudolf I of Habsburg gave the lands to his sons marking the beginning of the line of the Habsburgs, who continued to govern Austria until the 20th century.
		With the short exception of Charles VII Albert of Bavaria, Austrian Habsburgs held the position of German Emperor beginning in 1438 with Albert II of Habsburg until the end of the Holy Roman Empire.
		During the 14th and 15th century Austria continued to expand its territory until it reached the position of a European superpower at the end of the 15th century until the end of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Austria (2816 words)

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		Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Hungary
		Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany
		King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway looses direct control of Sweden.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/1438 (53 words)

	1438 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		January 1 - Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Hungary
		March 18 - Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany
		Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway loses direct control of Sweden.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1438 (160 words)

	700000 people connected with European Royalty
		Albert VI Of Austria Habsburg and Isabella Clara Eugenia Habsburg
		Duke Albrecht IV Wittelsbach Of Bavaria and Archduchess Anna Habsburg Of Austria
		Smassman (Maximin) Herr Rappoltstein and Countess Of Habsburg
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	Our Sunday Visitor's Faith Matters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was born in 1458 or 1460, the third of thirteen children of King Casimir IV (r.
		1447-1492) and Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of Albert II of Habsburg (r.
		He was born on October 3, 1460, in the royal palace at Cracow, Poland.
	www.osv.com /faithmatters/LeaderGuide/stcasimir.asp (206 words)

	Articles - Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According to legend, the cross on the crown is askew, because it was damaged during the transport.
		Ladislaus' mother thus compelled the primate to crown the infant king at SzÃ©kesfehÃ©rvÃ¡r on 15 May 1440; whereupon, for safety's sake, she placed the child in the guardianship of his distant Habsburg relative, the emperor Frederick III (then ruler of Inner Austria), who held him prisoner in Castle Orth and ruled Austria himself.
		On the death of Wladislaus I in the Battle of Varna (10 November 1444), the Hungarian estates, not without considerable opposition, elected Ladislaus Postumus as their king and sent a deputation to Vienna to induce the emperor to surrender the child and the holy crown, which Frederick first refused.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Ladislaus_Posthumus_of_Bohemia_and_Hungary?mySession=fbadd0a354625952720f99ca590027f4 (669 words)

	Europe: HABSBURG LINE LEADS TO POLITICS.(Habsburg monarchy in modern day)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Once one of Europe's most powerful monarchies, Habsburgs were forced to flee what was left of their kingdom at the beginning of the twentieth century.
		After coming to power in 1273, Rudolf I, a member of the Habsburg clan, wanted to make the title of Holy Roman Emperor a Habsburg birthright.
		His son Albert ruled as emperor from 1298 to 1308.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:66889240&refid=holomed_1 (189 words)

	Germany Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the results of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, was the emergence of the previously minor state of Brandenburg-Prussia as a major power.
		The territorial gains were built upon by a series of cunning and ruthless rulers and, by the early 18th century, the new kingdom was the scourge of other European states, not least the Habsburg Empire.
		Frederick the Great is the king most strongly associated with the growth of Prussian militarism.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/deu/deu580.asp (2051 words)

	BONIFACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His demand for exemption from taxation for the Church led to a conflict with the king of France.
		In his bull 'Unam Sanctam' he restated the supremacy of the Church and he recognized King Albert I of Habsburg as the Holy Roman emperor as supreme ruler over all kingdoms, including France.
		This led to the pope's imprisonment for two days by the French adviser Nogaret.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/people_n2/ppersons5_n2/boniface.html (127 words)

	Genealogy Index for surnames beginning with H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Habsburg, Charles V Emperor (24 FEB 1500-21 SEP 1558)
		Habsburg, Ferdinand I Emperor (10 MAR 1503-25 JUL 1564)
		Habsburg, Philip II King of Spain (21 MAY 1527-13 SEP 1598)
	www.gillean.com /Roots/db/idxh.htm (1640 words)

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