Leopold IV of Austria (1371 – June 3, 1411),
Duke of Further Austria, was an
Austrian
Habsburg Duke of the ''Leopoldinian Line'', known as "the Fat".
Biography
He was the second son of
Leopold III. His eldest brother Duke
William of Inner Austria took him as his effective co-ruler, putting him in particular charge of
Further Austria, which also meant ancestral Habsburg lands in Swiss Aargau etc. Leopold was to face Swiss opposition to Austrian administration.
From 1391 onwards, he was the effective ruler of
Further Austria, and from 1396 to 1406 he was ruler in
Tyrol too.
He married
Catherine de Valois of Burgundy, daughter of
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and '' jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.
Philip II was ...
, in 1393. She died in 1425, and they had no surviving children.
His younger brothers
Ernest the Iron
Ernest the Iron (; 1377 – 10 June 1424), a member of the House of Habsburg, ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was head of the Habsburg Leopoldian line from 1411.
Biography
E ...
and
Frederick were, for the time being, left to grow up. They were initiated with ducal positions in 1402. In 1406 their eldest brother Duke William died without leaving heirs, and Leopold became the next head of their family. Leopold had no sons either. The younger brothers made an agreement how to divide the patrimony in the future: Ernest was to receive
Inner Austria and Frederick
Further Austria, including
Tyrol. Ernest took the reins in
Styria, etc. Frederick was only barely in his twenties, but was put in charge in Tyrol. Leopold was left with responsibility of the Further Austrian territories, together with the position of head of the family.
In 1406, Leopold took over the guardianship of their young cousin
Albert V, which resulted in conflicts with his brother Ernest.
Leopold died in Vienna and was buried in the
Ducal Crypt
The Ducal Crypt (german: Herzogsgruft) is a burial chamber beneath the chancel of Stephansdom in Vienna, Austria. It holds 78 containers with the bodies, hearts, or viscera of 72 members of the House of Habsburg.
History
Before his death at age ...
in the
city's cathedral.
Ancestors
References
External links
1371 births
1411 deaths
14th-century dukes of Austria
15th-century dukes of Austria
Counts of Tyrol
Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
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