Adalbert (, – 26 May 1055), known as Adalbert the Victorious (), was the
Margrave of Austria
From 976 until 1246, the Margraviate of Austria and its successor, the Duchy of Austria, was ruled by the House of Babenberg. At that time, those states were part of the Holy Roman Empire. From 1246 until 1918, the duchy and its successor, the Ar ...
from 1018 until his death in 1055. He was a member of the
House of Babenberg.
[Lingelbach 1913, p. 89.]
Biography
Adalbert the Victorious was the third son of
Leopold the Illustrious and
Richardis of Sualafeldgau. He succeeded as Margrave upon the death of his older brother,
Henry I, Margrave of Austria.
As margrave, he extended the eastern border of the then small
Ostmark of Bavaria as far as the rivers
Morava/March and
Leitha
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Etymology
The ''Lithaha'' Riv ...
and supported King
Henry III in his battles against
Hungary
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and
Bohemia
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. He resided in the
Lower Austria
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n
Babenberg castle of Melk, where
Melk Abbey was to develop later.
Marriage and family
Adalbert married first Glismod of West-Saxony. They had no known children.
He married second
Frozza Orseolo, who later took the name of Adelheid. She was the sister of
Peter Urseolo of Hungary.
[Dümmerth Dezső: Az Árpádok nyomában. Panoráma Kiadó 1977.] Frozza and Adalbert had two sons:
*Leopold (died 9 December, 1043), Margrave of the
Hungarian March.
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Ernest
Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie.
Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
*Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), ...
, who became Margrave of Austria.
Death
Adalbert died on 26 May 1055 at
Melk
Melk (; older spelling: ) is a city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,257 (as of 2012). It is best known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery named ...
.
See also
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List of rulers of Austria
References
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External links
Adalbert der Siegreiche englisha
austria-forum.org
Year of birth unknown
980s births
1055 deaths
11th-century margraves of Austria
People from Melk
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