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Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

1418 - 1463

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Albert VI (German: Albrecht VI.; 18 December 1418 – 2 December 1463), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1424, elevated to Archduke in 1453. As a scion of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1424, from 1457 also over the Archduchy of Austria until his death, rivalling with his elder brother Emperor Frederick III. According to tradition, Albert, later known as the Prodigal, was the exact opposite of Frederick: energetic and inclined to thoughtlessness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert VI, Archduke of Austria is the 3,350th most popular politician (up from 3,426th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 239th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Austrian Politician.

Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, was most famous for being the last Habsburg ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the first ruler of Austria and the last ruler of the Habsburg dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria ranks 3,350 out of 19,576. Before him are Shalmaneser V, Lucius Vitellius the Elder, Empress Genshō, Colin Powell, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Ibn Tumart. After him are Muwatalli II, Fuad II of Egypt, Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Fusu, Stjepan Radić, and Victoire of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1418, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria ranks 2. Before him is Giovanni Giustiniani. After him are Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John II of Cyprus, Anne of Cyprus, Agostino di Duccio, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania, Catherine Karlsdotter, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, Isotta Nogarola, and Gabriel Biel. Among people deceased in 1463, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria ranks 5. Before him are François Villon, Marie of Anjou, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, and David of Trebizond. After him are Isidore of Kiev, Flavio Biondo, Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Catherine of Bologna, Didacus of Alcalá, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Mary of Guelders.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria ranks 222 out of 1,424. Before him are Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), Ludwig Minkus (1826), Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Maria Theresa of Austria (1801), and Maria Anna of Austria (1683). After him are Georg von Peuerbach (1423), Miep Gies (1909), Gerhard Berger (1959), Mercédès Jellinek (1889), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria ranks 70. Before him are Karl Seitz (1869), Baron Alexander von Bach (1813), Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1759), Wilhelm Miklas (1872), Jörg Haider (1950), and Maria Antonia of Austria (1669). After him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (1533), Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1290), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1680), Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), and Anna of Tyrol (1585).

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