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  Physicists on Stamps
Albert Einstein and Galileo Galilei, Gambia, 1988, 52 kB
Albert Michelson and Galileo Galilei, Gambia, 1984, 34 kB
Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, Guinea Bissau, 2003, 82 kB
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  Albert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert III of Austria, Duke of Austria 1365-1395
Albert VI of Austria, Duke of Austria (ruler of Inner Austria) 1446-1463
Albert, Duke of Saxony (1443-1500) Duke of Saxony
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 Austria-Hungary - LoveToKnow 1911
In 1314 Albert's son, Frederick, was chosen German king in opposition to Louis IV., duke of Upper Bavaria, afterwards the emperor Louis IV., and Austria was weakened by the efforts of the Habsburgs to sustain Frederick in his contest with Louis, and also by the struggle carried on between another brother, Leopold, and the Swiss.
Austria and Spain were thus divided, and, in spite of the efforts of the archduke Charles in the Spanish Succession War, were never again united, for at the battle of Mohacs, on the 28th of August 1526, Suleiman the Mohacs Magnificent defeated and killed Louis, king of Bohemia and its g g results.
Austria had to undergo further losses and humiliations, notably by the treaty of Vienna (1809), before the outcome of Napoleon's Russian campaign in 1812 gave her the opportunity for recuperation and revenge.
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 Albert IV of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert IV (born September 19, 1377 in Vienna; died September 14, 1404 in Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria)) was a duke of Austria.
Born as a son of Duke Albert III of Austria, he became the Duke of Austria from 1395 bis 1404, which then included roughly today's Lower Austria and most of Upper Austria, as the other Habsburg dominions were at that time ruled by his relatives of the Leopoldinian Line of the family.
Albert's rule was characterized by quarrels with that part of his family and with members of the Luxemburg dynasty, Wenceslaus and Sigismund.
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 Austria Info
Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality and one of the few countries that includes the concept of everlasting neutrality in their constitution.
The monarchy was of Austria dissolved in 1919.
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 Austria
Son of King Albert I of Germany; succeeded brother Frederick I (III as king of Germany) as duke of Austria (1330); ruled jointly (1330-39) with younger brother Otto, later (1339-58) alone.
Francis Ferdinand (German Franz Ferdinand), (1863-1914), archduke of Austria, born in Graz, son of Archduke Charles Louis and nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph.
Son of Albert I; chosen by a minority of electors (1314); waged long war with Louis of Bavaria (1314-22); defeated at Muhldorf (1322) and imprisoned (1322-25); acknowledged Louis as emperor; joint ruler (1325-30).
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 Albert II - LoveToKnow 1911
(1397-1439), German king, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V.) duke of Austria, was born on the 10th of August 1397, the son of Albert IV.
When the German king died in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on the 1st of January 1438, and although crowned king of Bohemia six months later, he was unable to obtain possession of the country.
Albert was an energetic and warlike prince, whose short reign gave great promise of usefulness for Germany.
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 Albert II of Austria - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Albert II of Austria (born December 12, 1298 on the Habsburg (Aargau); died August 16, 1358 in Vienna; known as the Wise or the Lame) was Duke of Austria.
was born as the son of Emperor Albert I on December 12, 1298.
Albert's high reputation is shown by the fact that Pope Benedict XII asked him in 1335 to mediate in the church's conflict with Emperor Louis the Bavarian.
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 Albert III of Austria - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Albert III (born September 9, 1349 in Vienna; died August 29, 1395 on Castle Laxenburg; known as Albert with the Pigtail) was a duke of Austria.
Albert III was born as the son of Albert II of Austria.
Albert was an apt scholar himself, particularly a mathematician.
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 History of Austria - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1438, Duke Albert V of Austria was chosen as the successor to his father-in-law, Emperor Sigismund.
Austria's performance in the war was distinctly unimpressive, and the expense involved led to further resistance.
The Emperor's daughter, Marie Louise, was married to Napoleon, and Austria contributed an army to Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.
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 Hapsburg - FREE Hapsburg Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
Held in common by the sons of Albert I and of Albert II, the many lands were divided, after the death (1365) of Duke Rudolf IV, between the Albertine and Leopoldine lines (named for his brothers).
Charles V divided his dominions between his son, Philip II of Spain, and his brother, Ferdinand of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary, who succeeded Charles as Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.
On the death of Charles Albert of Bavaria, Holy Roman emperor as Charles VII (1742-45), the imperial title was bestowed on Archduchess Maria Theresa's husband, Francis, grand duke of Tuscany and former duke of Lorraine, who became Francis I.
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 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.
When Sigismund died in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on January 1, 1438, and although crowned king of Bohemia six months later, he was unable to obtain possession of the country.
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 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 100, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Library of Economics and Liberty
Austria has passed through many vicissitudes since 1804, and it is to be feared that the compromise of 1867 will not be the final political system of the Danubian empire.
Ferdinand I. (Ferdinand V. as king of Hungary); and nine ministers under the presidency of county Batthyany, (Kossuth was minister of finances), were charged with the direction of affairs.
There are at present in Austria 13 archbishops and 52 bishops of the Latin rite; 2 archbishops and 7 bishops of the Greek rite, and 1 Catholic archbishop of the Armenian rite.
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He represented Duke Albert V of Austria at the Council of Constance (1414-18), and the University of Vienna in the trial of Thiem, dean of the Passau cathedral.
Duke Albert V having chosen him as his confessor in 1425, wished to make him Bishop of Passau, but Nikolaus declined the appointment.
During the preparations for the Council of Basle, he was one of the committee to draw up the reform proposals which were to be presented to the council.
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 Reference for Austria - Search.com
Austria, together with most of the other German states, was defeated by Prussia in the battle of Königgrätz in Bohemia.
Austria is one of the 10 richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita, has a well-developed social market economy, and a very high standard of living.
Austria's cuisine is derived from the cuisine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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 Rulers of Middle Europe; Rise and Fall of Dynasties; Rulers of Germany
In 1527 Hungary split between Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria, bro.-in-law of Louis II, and John Zapolya of Transylvania.
Albert V of Austria, Hapsburg, crowned king of Hungary, Jan. 1438, Roman emperor, March 1438, as Albert II; died 1439.
Maria Theresa, daughter, 1740-1780, Archduchess of Austria, queen of Hungary; ousted pretender, Charles VII, crowned 1742; in 1745 obtained election of her husband Francis I as Roman emperor and co-regent (d.
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 Albert II of Habsburg Biography
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 Albert IV of Habsburg, duke of Austria.
Albert succeeded to the duchy of Austria on his father's death in 1404.
When Sigismund died in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on January 1, 1438, and although crowned king of Bohemia six months later, he was unable to obtain possession of the country.
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 Leaders and Battles: Albert II,
Albert II of Germany and V of Austria (Albert II of Hapsburg)
German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and duke of Austria (Albert V).
Albert assisted the German emperor Sigismund, who was also the king of Hungary and Bohemia, in his campaigns against the Hussites.
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 Hapsburg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
Albert V of Austria, married to a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, succeeded him as king of Bohemia and Hungary and was chosen (1438) German king as Albert II.
The marriage of Charles’s younger brother, Ferdinand, to Anna, daughter of Louis II of Bohemia and Hungary, strengthened the Hapsburg claim to these possessions after the death (1526) of Louis at Mohács.
On the death of Charles Albert of Bavaria, Holy Roman emperor as Charles VII (1742–45), the imperial title was bestowed on Archduchess Maria Theresa’s husband, Francis, grand duke of Tuscany and former duke of Lorraine, who became Francis I.
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 The Austrian Flag
The flag was adopted by Friedrich II., der Streitbare, the last Babenberg as Duke of Austria in the 13th century.
According to legend, Duke Leopold V. of Austria (1157-1194) was involved in a fierce battle during the Crusades.
Austria became one of the marches (the Ostmark) of the Holy Roman Empire after the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, and was given a margrave around 960.
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 BBC - h2g2 - The Hapsburgs to Charles V
Albert, however, was later nominated by a consortium of German princes and after defeating Adolf in the field was crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1298.
The position of the dynasty was weakened in 1307 by the death of Albert's son Rudolph III, the heir apparent and King of Bohemia.
Charles V, grandson of Maximillian, Mary, Ferdinand, and Isabella inherited a vast Empire sprinkled across Europe, including holdings in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Austria, as well as the Holy Roman Empire and the new overseas empire of Spain in Africa, Mexico, and Peru.
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 Austria
Austria was also deprived of half of Tyrol, which was awarded to Italy as a prize for entering the war on the Allied side.
Austria had fallen under an international receivership, which had not been seen openly since Lord Cromer became the financial adviser to the bankrupt Khedivial Government of Egypt a little less than half a century earlier.
Austria was incorporated into the Third Reich and ceased to exist as an independent state.
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 Early Career of Janos Hunyadi - All Empires
He appointed his son-in-law, Albert Habsburg (as Albert V duke of Austria), to be his sole heir.
Finally, Albert I was crowned without any problems, although he had to nullify some of Sigismund’s reforms because of the demands of the Diet (January 1st 1438).
Even if Albert’s child would be a boy and survive the birth, a baby is not able to rule and defend the country from the Ottoman threat.
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 Barang Mentean: Austria
Austria (German: Österreich) (Österreich (help·info)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) (Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Austria, that fought together with most of the German states was defeated by Prussia in the battle of Königgrätz in Bohemia.
Austria as one of the 10 richest countries in the world has a well-developed social market economy and a very high standard of living.
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 AllRefer.com - Ladislaus V (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440–57, king of Hungary (1444–57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453–57).
Ladislaus, duke of Austria by birth as the posthumous son of Albert of Hapsburg, duke of Austria and German king (see Albert II), was recognized (1443) as king of Bohemia by the majority of the Bohemian diet but was only crowned in 1453.
He was succeeded in Austria by his Hapsburg relatives, in Bohemia by George of Podebrad, and in Hungary by Matthias Corvinus.
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 Paradox Interactive Forums - AAR: Wien and Dine on the Blue Danube
Albert V always had a secret desire to added Salzburg to his country, so he took it upon himself to present them with a rather expensive statue of the Virgin Mary.
Albert V, who was preoccupied with the war on Helvetia, looked at the plans and said, “that's lovely, how much?” When his question was answered he had to be given another three hour lunch.
Albert V received a petition from the peasants of Tirol on August 8, 1434.
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 I27011: Albert V, Duke of AUSTRIA (10 AUG 1397 - 27 OCT 1439)
I27011: Albert V, Duke of AUSTRIA (10 AUG 1397 - 27 OCT 1439)
[18723] Albert was Duke in 1404, and King of the Romans and of Hungary and Bohemia, 1437-1439 as Albert II.
Albert and Elizabeth had Ladislas, Posthumus Duke of Austria, 1439-1457, King of Bohemia, 1440, and King of Hungary, 1444 - o.s.p.
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