Albert III (died 25 November 1199), also known as Albert the Rich, was Count of

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and an early ancestor of the royal

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He was the son of Count Werner II of Habsburg, whom he succeeded in 1167. His large inheritance included estates in

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and

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. Albert married Ida, daughter of Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf and Elisabeth, daughter of

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. Like his father, he was a loyal supporter of the Imperial

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. He was the father of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg.Denham, Sir James, ''The Cradle of the Habsburgs'', (Chatto & Windus, 1907), xi.

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