Frederick II, Duke of Austria

Frederick II
Seal of Frederick, by God's grace Duke of Austria
Duke of Austria and Styria
Reign1230–1246
PredecessorLeopold VI
SuccessorRudolf of Habsburg
Born25 April 1211
Wiener Neustadt
Died15 June 1246(1246-06-15) (aged 35)
Battle of the Leitha River
Burial
SpouseSophia Laskarina
Agnes of Merania
HouseHouse of Babenberg
FatherLeopold VI
MotherTheodora Angelina

Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 25 April 1211 – 15 June 1246), known as Frederick the Quarrelsome (Friedrich der Streitbare), was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, since the former margraviate was elevated to a duchy by the 1156 Privilegium Minus.[1] He was killed in the Battle of the Leitha River, leaving no male heirs.

  1. ^ Lingelbach 1913, pp. 93–94.