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William, Duke of Austria

1370 - 1406

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William (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), known as William the Courteous (German: Wilhelm der Freundliche), a member of the House of Habsburg and Wilhelm, was Duke of Austria from 1386. As head of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Carinthia, Styria and Carniola as well as the County of Tyrol and Further Austria from 1396 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William, Duke of Austria is the 275th most popular nobleman (down from 220th in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 259th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Austrian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William, Duke of Austria ranks 275 out of 1,415. Before him are Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, and John I, Count of La Marche. After him are Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Princess Marianne of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, William, Duke of Austria ranks 11. Before him are Olaf II of Denmark, John VII Palaiologos, Gentile da Fabriano, Erasmo of Narni, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Lorenzo Monaco. After him are Švitrigaila, Antipope Clement VIII, Heinrich von Plauen, Johannes Ciconia, James II, Count of La Marche, and John of Görlitz. Among people deceased in 1406, William, Duke of Austria ranks 6. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, Pope Innocent VII, Tokhtamysh, Henry III of Castile, and Claus Sluter. After him are Robert III of Scotland, Coluccio Salutati, Eustache Deschamps, Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, Çandarlızade Ali Pasha, and Maria de Luna.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, William, Duke of Austria ranks 292 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), Bertha Pappenheim (1859), and Friedrich Adler (1879). After him are Max Steiner (1888), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762), Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924), Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574), and István Széchenyi (1791).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Austria

Among noblemen born in Austria, William, Duke of Austria ranks 16. Before him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882), Clemence of Austria (1262), Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1690), and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892). After him are Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria (1868), Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918), Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (1371), Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (1902), Archduchess Mathilda of Austria (1849), and Archduchess Louise of Austria (1870).

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