Albert IV (or Albert the Wise) ( 1188 – December 13, 1239) was Count of
Habsburg
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in the
Aargau
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Aargau is one of the most nort ...
and a progenitor of the royal
House of Habsburg
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.
He was the son of Count
Rudolph II of Habsburg and Agnes of
Staufen. About 1217, Albert married Hedwig (Heilwig), daughter of Count Ulrich of
Kyburg (died 1237) and Anna of
Zähringen. He was present at the signing of the
Golden Bull of Rimini in March 1226. Upon the death of his father in 1232, he divided his family's estates with his brother Rudolph III, whereby he retained the ancestral seat at
Habsburg Castle
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. A follower of Emperor
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, he took part in the
Barons' Crusade of 1239 with King
Theobald I of Navarre
Theobald I (, ; 30 May 1201 – 8 July 1253), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne (as Theobald IV) from birth and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvère, and was the ...
and died near
Ashkelon
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The modern city i ...
.
Albert was the father of King
Rudolf I of Germany
Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany of the Habsburg dynasty from 1273 until his death.
Rudolf's imperial election of 1273, election marked the end of the Interregnum (Holy Roman Empire), Great Interregnum whic ...
.
A cause for Albert's
beatification
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in the
Catholic Church
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was opened on 4 September 1908, and he was declared a
Servant of God
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Terminology
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.
Male-line family tree
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External links
Britannica article
Counts of Habsburg
Christians of the Barons' Crusade
1180s births
1239 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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