Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

Albert VI
Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola
Reign10 June 1424 – 2 December 1463
PredecessorErnest
SuccessorFrederick V
Archduke of Austria
Reign23 November 1457 – 2 December 1463
PredecessorLadislaus
SuccessorFrederick V
Born18 December 1418
Vienna, Duchy of Austria
Died2 December 1463(1463-12-02) (aged 44)
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Burial
SpouseMechthild of the Palatinate
HouseHabsburg
FatherErnest, Duke of Austria
MotherCymburgis of Masovia

Albert VI[1] (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.

  1. ^ Konstantin Moritz A. Langmaier: Erzherzog Albrecht VI. von Österreich (1418–1463). Ein Fürst im Spannungsfeld von Dynastie, Regionen und Reich (= Forschungen zur Kaiser- und Papstgeschichte des Mittelalters. Bd. 38). Böhlau, Köln u.a. 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-50139-6. Cf. http://www.regesta-imperii.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Regesta_Imperii_Beiheft_38_Druckv.pdf