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Sigismund, Archduke of Austria

1427 - 1496

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Sigismund (26 October 1427 – 4 March 1496), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1439 (elevated to Archduke in 1477) until his death. As a scion of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, he ruled over Further Austria and the County of Tyrol from 1446 until his resignation in 1490. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund, Archduke of Austria is the 235th most popular nobleman (down from 223rd in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 261st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Austrian Nobleman.

Sigismund was the son of Emperor Charles IV and his fourth wife, Elizabeth of Pomerania. Sigismund was born in Prague, then capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, on 1 March 1368. He was named in honor of King Sigismund of Hungary, who was also his godfather.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria ranks 235 out of 1,415. Before him are Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Thierry, Count of Flanders, Archduke John of Austria, and Memnon of Rhodes. After him are Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Charles, Count of Angoulême, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, and Godfrey I, Count of Louvain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1427, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria ranks 3. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming, and Casimir IV Jagiellon. After him are Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Shen Zhou, Antonio Rossellino, and Vincenzo Foppa. Among people deceased in 1496, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, and Ferdinand II of Naples. After him are Charles, Count of Angoulême, João Vaz Corte-Real, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Qaitbay, Ercole de' Roberti, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, Piero del Pollaiolo, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Henricus Martellus Germanus.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria ranks 243 out of 1,424. Before him are Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871), Elizabeth of Austria (1437), Josef von Sternberg (1894), Anna of Tyrol (1585), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), and Fanny Elssler (1810). After him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589), Gustav Wagner (1911), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), Katharina Schratt (1853), and Bruno Kreisky (1911).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Austria

Among noblemen born in Austria, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria ranks 10. Before him are Otto von Habsburg (1912), Mariana of Austria (1634), Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1351), Elizabeth of Austria (1526), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1801). After him are Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882), Clemence of Austria (1262), Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1690), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892), and William, Duke of Austria (1370).

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