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Elisabeth Of Austria (d
Elisabeth of Austria may refer to: People * Elisabeth of Austria (died 1107), daughter of Leopold II, Margrave of Austria * Elisabeth of Austria (1124–1143), daughter of Leopold III, Margrave of Austria; wife of Hermann II of Winzenburg * Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1353), daughter of Albert I of Germany, Duke of Austria; wife of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine * Elisabeth of Austria (1436–1505), daughter of Albert II of Germany; Queen consort of Casimir IV of Poland and Lithuania * Isabella of Austria (1501–1526), Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; widely known also as Elizabeth * Elisabeth of Austria (1526–1545), daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor; Queen consort of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland * Elisabeth of Austria (1554–1592), daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor; Queen consort of Charles IX of France * Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (governor) (1680-1741), governor of the Austrian Netherlands betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold II, Margrave Of Austria
Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (german: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was one of the main opponents of the German king Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy. Biography Leopold the Fair was born in 1050, the son of Margrave Ernest of Austria and his wife Adelaide of Eilenburg, the daughter of the Wettin margrave Dedi I of Lusatia. His Babenberg ancestors had ruled the Margraviate of Austria since the appointment of Leopold's great-grandfather Leopold I in 976. Leopold II succeeded as margrave upon his father's death in June 1075, at the time when the Investiture Dispute broke out between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII. He first sided with the German monarch and stayed at his court even after Henry's Walk to Canossa in January 1077. However, he switched sides under the influence of his wife Ida and Bishop Altmann of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
