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The Albertinian line was a line of the Habsburg dynasty, begun by Duke Albert III of Austria, who, after death of his elder brother Rudolf IV, divided the Habsburg hereditary lands with his brother Leopold III by the 1379 Treaty of Neuberg. The branch finally became extinct in the male line with the early death of Ladislaus the Posthumous in 1457.

History

According to the terms of the treaty, Albert was the ruler over the Duchy of Austria proper, while the southern territories (Inner Austria) were ruled by his brother - Leopold III, ancestor of the Leopoldian line. Albert ruled over Austria until his death in 1395. His only son and heir was also called Albert, he took the rule over his territories as Albert IV and quickly came to terms with his Leopoldian cousins William, Leopold IV, Ernest and Frederick IV. When Albert IV died in 1404 he left a minor son - Duke Albert V of Austria, who remained under the tutelage of his Leopoldine uncles William (until 1406) and Leopold IV (until 1411).

Having assumed the rule over Austria, Albert V in 1421 married Elizabeth of Luxembourg, the only child of Emperor Sigismund. After Sigismund's death in 1437, he was crowned King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. In 1438 he also was elected King of the Romans (as Albert II) and Emperor-to-be, anticipating the powers of the later Habsburg monarchy, however, he died the next year. The Hungarian throne passed to Polish king Władysław III against the fierce resistance of Albert's widow Elizabeth.

Albert had left a son who was born only after his death, thereby known as Ladislaus the Posthumous. Ladislaus had to wait for many years for the moment when he could start to govern his territories. Heir of both the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary, he remained under the tutelage of his Leopoldian cousin Frederick V, who in 1440 had been elected King of the Romans upon Albert's death. Ladislaus' claims to Hungary were acknowledged after King Władysław had been killed in the 1444 Battle of Varna, however, he became the real ruler only after the death of regent John Hunyadi in 1456. As he had no children, his sudden death in 1457 ended the history of the Albertinian line. Its holdings in Austria reverted to his second cousin Duke Frederick V.

Genealogy

  1. Albert III with the Pigtail (1349–1395), Duke of Austria from 1365 until his death, Duke of Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and Count of Tyrol (jointly with his brother Leopold III) until 1379
    X (1) Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1358–1373), daughter of Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    X (2) Beatrice of Hohenzollern (c. 1362–1414), daughter of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg
    1. (2) Albert IV the Patient (1377–1404), Duke of Austria from 1395 until his death
      X Joanna Sophia of Wittelsbach (c.1373–1410), daughter of Duke Albert I of Bavaria
      1. Margaret (1395–1447)
        X Duke Henry XVI of Bavaria
      2. Albert V the Magnanimous (1397–1439), Duke of Austria from 1404, King of Hungary from 1437, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans (as Albert II) from 1438 until his death
        X Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409–1442), daughter of Emperor Sigismund, King of Bohemia and Hungary
        1. Anne (1432–1462)
          X Landgrave William III of Thuringia
        2. George (1435)
        3. Elizabeth (1436–1505)
          X Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
        4. Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440–1457), Duke of Austria from 1440, King of Hungary (as Ladislaus V) from 1444 and King of Bohemia from 1453 until his death

Line extinct

Male-line family tree

House of Habsburg
  Original line
Albert
Count of Habsburg
c. 1188–1239
Rudolf I
of Germany
c. 1218–1291
Albert I
of Germany
1255–1308		Hartmann
1263–1281		Rudolf II
Duke of Austria
1270–1290
Rudolf I
of Bohemia
1281–1307		Frederick
the Fair
c. 1289–1330		Leopold I
Duke of Austria
1290–1326		Albert II
Duke of Austria
1298–1358		Henry
the Friendly
1299–1327		Otto
Duke of Austria
1301–1339		John
Parricida
c. 1290–1312/1313
  Albertinian line  Leopoldian line
Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria
1339–1365		Frederick III
1347–1362		Albert III
Duke of Austria
1349–1395		Leopold III
Duke of Austria
1351–1386		Frederick II
Duke of Austria
1327–1344		Leopold II
Duke of Austria
1328–1344
Albert IV
Duke of Austria
1377–1404		William
Duke of Austria
c. 1370–1406		Leopold IV
Duke of Austria
1371–1411		Ernest
Duke of Austria
1377–1424		Frederick IV
Duke of Austria
1382–1439
Albert II
of Germany
1397–1439		Frederick III
HRE
1415–1493		Albert VI
Archduke of Austria
1418–1463		Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
1427–1496
Ladislaus
the Posthumous
1440–1457		Maximilian I
HRE
1459–1519
Philip I
of Castile
1478–1506
  Spanish / Iberian line  Austrian / HRE line
Charles V
HRE
1500–1558		Ferdinand I
HRE
1503–1564
Philip II
of Spain
1527–1598		Maximilian II
HRE
1527–1576		Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria
1529–1595		Charles II
Archduke of Austria
1540–1590
Carlos
Prince of Asturias
1545–1568		Philip III
of Spain
1578–1621		Rudolf II
HRE
1552–1612		Ernest
of Austria
1553–1595		Matthias
HRE
1557–1619		Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
1558–1618		Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
1559–1621		Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
1561–1578		Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
1558–1600		Charles
Margrave of Burgau
1560–1618		Ferdinand II
HRE
1578–1637		Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
1583–1616		Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
1586–1632		Charles
of Austria
1590–1624
Philip IV
of Spain
1605–1665		Charles
of Austria
1607–1632		Ferdinand
of Austria
1609–1641		John-Charles
of Austria
1605–1619		Ferdinand III
HRE
1608–1657		Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria
1614–1662		Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria
1628–1662		Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria
1630–1665
Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias
1629–1646		Charles II
of Spain
1661–1700		Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans
1633–1654		Leopold I
HRE
1640–1705		Charles Joseph
of Austria
1649–1664
Joseph I
HRE
1678–1711		Charles VI
HRE
1685–1740
Notes:
  1. "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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