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	Austria - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Upper and Lower Austria and in Burgenland, tillage agriculture predominates: the chief crops are potatoes, sugar beets, fruit, barley, rye, and oats.
		Austria is located at the crossroads of Europe; Vienna is at the gate of the Danubian plain, and the Brenner Pass in W Austria links Germany and Italy.
		Austria captured world attention in 1986 when former UN secretary-general Kurt Waldheim was elected president despite allegations that he had been involved in atrocities as a German army staff officer in the Balkans during World War II.
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	Leopold V of Austria (Babenberg): (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Leopold V (1157 – December 31, 1194), the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria from 1192 to 1194.
		Leopold was the son of Henry II Jasomirgott and his Byzantine wife Theodora Comnena.
		After Acre surrendered, the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Richard I of England, Philip II of France and Leopold were raised in the city by Leopold's cousin, Conrad of Montferrat.
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	Austria - MSN Encarta
		Under the terms of this treaty, which promulgated Austria’s sovereignty and neutrality, no limitation was placed on the army size, but its equipment was restricted to conventional weapons.
		At the end of the century Frankish leader Charlemagne devastated the territory of the Avars and established a series of outposts (military districts) of his empire in the country between the Enns and Raab rivers to serve as buffer territories against further encroachment from the east.
		Between 976 and 1246 the Babenberg rulers of Austria—first as margraves and later as dukes—contributed much to the growth of the march.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575697_9/Austria.html (1895 words)

	Leopold III, Margrave of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leopold III (1073 – November 15, 1136), Margrave of Austria, 1095-1136, also known as Saint Leopold (his feast day being November 15), patron saint of Austria, in general, and of Vienna, Lower Austria, and, jointly with Saint Florian, of Upper Austria, in particular.
		Leopold was the son of Margrave Leopold II and Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg.
		This connection to the Salians raised the importance of the House of Babenberg, to which important royal rights on the territory of the margraviate of Austria were granted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_III_of_Austria_(Babenberg) (383 words)

	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.
	www.sinz.org /Michael.Sinz/Austria (278 words)

	Leopold III, margrave of Austria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		or Saint Leopold, c.1073–1136, margrave of Austria (1095–1136).
		By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see Hohenstaufen), he became the stepfather of German King Conrad III and the father of Otto of Freising and of Duke Henry II of Austria (see Babenberg).
		The founder of numerous monasteries (of which Heiligenkreuz, Klosterneuburg, and Mariazell still exist), Leopold was canonized in 1485 and is the patron saint of Austria.
	www.bartleby.com /65/le/Leopo3Aus.html (151 words)

	AllRefer.com - Babenberg (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Among Leopold's successors were Leopold III; Leopold IV and Henry II, also dukes of Bavaria (1139–56); and Henry II, called Jasomirgott ("if God will") for his favorite phrase.
		Duke Leopold V took part in the Third Crusade and later made Richard I of England a prisoner.
		Under Babenberg rule Austria was extended through eastward colonization, and relative peace was maintained through intermarriage with the ruling families of Bohemia and Poland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Babenber.html (289 words)

	History of Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At that time, the Babenberg Dukes came to be one of the most influential ruling families in the region, peaking in the reign of Leopold VI (1198-1230).
		The Emperor's daughter, Marie Louise, was married to Napoleon, and Austria contributed an Army to Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.
		Austria joined the European Union in 1995, and Austria was set on the track towards joining the Eurozone, which it did in 2002.
	history-of-austria.iqnaut.net (5884 words)

	RULERS OF AUSTRIA (ÖSTERREICH)
		The founder of the Babenberg family, Leopold I, was a son or grandson of the Bavarian duke Arnulf.
		RULERS OF Babenberg Margraves of Ostmark, Dukes of Austria from 1156
		Habsburg Dukes of Austria, Archdukes of Austria from 1453
	www-personal.umich.edu /~imladjov/AustrianRulers.htm (1001 words)

	List of rulers of Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Austria became one of the marches (in later times sometimes called the Ostmark) of the Holy Roman Empire after the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, and was given a margrave around 960.
		In the Privilegium Maius of 1359, Rudolf attempted to elevate Austria to an archduchy.
		Francis I (1792-1835) (Emperor of Austria from 1804)
	list-of-rulers-of-austria.kiwiki.homeip.net (658 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Austria
		Under Frederick III (1440-93), however, their position improved; with papal consent he gave protection to Jewish refugees and permitted them to settle in the towns of Styria and Carinthia.
		The Mauthausen camp was the central camp (referred to as the “mother camp” by the SS guards) for all of Austria.
		In November 1993, the Jewish Museum of the city of Vienna was opened in the historic Palais Eskeles in the heart of the city of Vienna.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Austria.html (1403 words)

	The Danube in Austria
		Leopold III gave the castle over to the Benedictines in 1089, who converted it to this fortified Abbey.
		Currently the fortress is a stronghold of the Duke of Austria of the Babenberg family.
		Its church is dedicated to St. Stephen, with a Romanesque doorway, framed with two towers with busts of the twelve apostles, and surrounded by the symbol of the Holy Roman Empire (a double-headed eagle).
	www.unc.edu /~murphy/rabenstein/austria.html (2151 words)

	Hotel Leopold
		In 1795–as a mere toddler–Leopold was appointed colonel of the Izmailovski Imperial Regiment in Russia.
		Leopold Zunz (1794-1886), Jewish scholar, was born at Detmold in 1794, and died in Berlin in 1886.
		Leopold Mozart was the son of a bookbinder.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/94/hotel-leopold.html (1420 words)

	Austria Heads of State
		She inherited the Duchy from her uncle, Friederich II von Babenberg, and her husband; Herman VI of Baden was titular Duke 1248-50 and her son, Friederich I of Baden until 1251.
		After her brother, Friedrich's death in 1246 she was the heir of Österreich and Steiermark, but her niece, Gertrud and husband, held the duchy in a titular capacity until she and her second husband, Premysl Otakar II of Bohemia (1230-78), prevailed in the fight for the succession.
		Daughter of Count Ulrich III von Pfirt and Jeanne de Bourgogne, and the heiress of vast lands in Austria and thereby added to the wealth of her husband, Albrecht von Habsburg, Count of Pfirt, Duke of Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and South Tyrol (1330-58).
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Austria_heads.htm (1717 words)

	History of Austria
		Between 976 and 1246, the Duchy of Austria was one of extensive feudal possessions of the Babenberg family - possibly descended from, or succeeded, a powerful Franconian family of the 9th century, from whose castle the city of Bamberg probably took its name.
		The duke of Austria, moreover, shall not owe any other service to the empire from his duchy, except that, when he is summoned, he shall come to the courts which the emperor shall announce in Bavaria.
		From the late 13th century, the rise of Austria is closely associated with the rise of the House of Habsburg.
	www.geocities.com /historyofaustria/history.html (20221 words)

	Central Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Western civilization owes an enormous debt to Janos Hunyadi; when Sultan Mohammed II sought to capitalize on his conquest of Constantinople by a campaign through the Balkans and into central Europe, Hunyadi stopped him cold at the seige of Belgrade (1456), with a mixed force of professional troops and untrained levies.
		They long served Austria and the Empire and were raised to the status of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1608.
		To Switzerland thereafter (Bellinzona district to 1798, Canton of Lugano 1798-1803, Canton of Ticino from 1803.)
	www.hostkingdom.net /centeuro.html (1696 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Seljuk Turks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For a brief period, Toğrül III, was the Sultan of all Seljuk except for Anatolia.
		Events Births September 8 - King Richard I of England (died 1199) Leopold V of Austria (died 1194) Hojo Masako, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo (died 1225) Deaths August 21 - King Alfonso VII of Castile (born 1105) Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria Sweyn III of Denmark Yury...
		Abu Said Taj ad-Dawla Tutush I (died in 1095) was the Seljuk ruler (probably sultan or emir) of Damascus from 1079 to 1095, succeeding Abaaq al-Khwarazmi.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seljuk-Turks (5959 words)

	AllRefer.com - Leopold III, margrave of Austria (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Leopold III, margrave of Austria (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Leopold III, margrave of Austria, Austria And Hungary, History, Biographies
		Leopold III or Saint Leopold, c.1073–1136, margrave of Austria (1095–1136).
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	List of rulers of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 976 Austria became independent from the duchy of Bavaria as the Margravate of Austria.
		Leopold II, Duke of Austria (1339-44), underage son of Otto
		Charles II: Archduke of Inner Austria (1564-1590) (Styria, Carinthia and Carniola); succeeded by Emperor Ferdinand II (Archduke Ferdinand III)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Austria (642 words)

	List of rulers of Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, under the terms of the alliance, Romania was obligated to go to war only in the event that Austria was attacked.
		When the war started, Romania argued that Austria herself had started the war and, consequently, Romania was under no formal obligation to join in the war.
		This was essentially the same argument that Italy used at the start of World War I, with the same outcome: a former ally of the Central Powers sat on the sidelines and fielded offers from both sides to join in the war.
	list.of.rulers.of.austria.en.iwet.info (7369 words)

	Leopold III of AUSTRIA B. 1086 D. 1156 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Leopold III of AUSTRIA B. uFTi lite, by Oughtibridge Version 1.6">
		Leopold III of AUSTRIA was born 1086 in Austria (of Babenburg Family).
		He died 1156 in Austria (aka Leopold the Pious).
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~nickblackhurst/pb2003.html (81 words)

	Leopold III "The Saint" von Babenberg Markgraf of Austria (1084-1136) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Leopold III "The Saint" von Babenberg Markgraf of Austria (1084-1136)
		Leopold III* "The Saint" von Babenberg Margrave of Austria
		Gerberge or Helbirg Princess of Austria born about 1075 Wien, Austria died 13 July 1142
	www.mathematical.com /austrialeopold3.html (240 words)

	Leopold II of AUSTRIA D. 1096 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Leopold II of AUSTRIA was born in Babenberg (Franconian) Family son of Ernst.
		He died 1096 in Austria - Margrave from 1075.
		This site has details of other people with the surname AUSTRIA and an index to other surnames.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~nickblackhurst/pb7122.html (72 words)

	Hofkirche: Margrave Leopold III. the Saint
		Cenotaph - Reliefs - Statues - Patron saints of the House of Hapsburg
		Margrave Leopold III of Austria was turned into a saint in 1484 after Emperor Friedrich III pursued the matter.
		The statue of the holy Leopold of Babenberg shows him with flowing beard.
	www.hofkirche.at /en/grabdenkmal/statuen/leoiiiheilige (74 words)

	Leopold III, margrave of Austria — FactMonster.com
		Leopold III or Saint Leopold,c.1073–1136, margrave of Austria (1095–1136).
		By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see
		), he became the stepfather of German King Conrad III and the father of Otto of Freising and of Duke Henry II of Austria (see
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0829454.html (113 words)

	Leopold III, margrave of Austria — Infoplease.com
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