Leopold IV of Austria (1371 – June 3, 1411), Duke of Further Austria, was an

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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 Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria (; , formerly ''die Vorlande'' (pl.)) was the collective name for the early (and later) possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-western Germany, includin ...

, 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

, and from 1396 to 1406 he was ruler in

Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...

too. He married Catherine de Valois of Burgundy, daughter of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, in 1393. She died in 1425, and they had no surviving children. His younger brothers Ernest the Iron and

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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

, including

. Ernest took the reins in

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, 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 in the city's cathedral.

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1371 births 1411 deaths 14th-century dukes of Austria 15th-century dukes of Austria Counts of Tyrol Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Further Austria {{Austria-royal-stub