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Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 A u g u st 1397 - 27 October 1439), was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and a m e m b er of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke o f A u s tria. Through his wife (jure uxoris) he also became King of Hungar y, C r o atia, Bohemia, and inherited a claim to the Duchy of Luxembourg.
Albert was born in Vienna as the son of Albert IV, Duke of Austria, and J o a n na Sophia of Bavaria.
He succeeded to the Duchy of Austria at the age of seven on his father' s d e a th in 1404. His uncle Duke William of Inner Austria, then head of t h e r i valing Leopoldinian line, served as regent for his nephew, followe d b y h i s brothers Leopold IV and Ernest the Iron in 1406. The quarrels b e tw e en the brothers and their continued attempts to gain control over t h e A l bertinian territories led to civil war-like conditions. Neverthele s s , A lbert, having received a good education, undertook the government o f A u s tria proper on the occasion of Leopold's death in 1411 and succeed ed , w i th the aid of his advisers, in ridding the duchy of the evils whi c h h a d arisen during his minority.[3]
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1397 - 1439 (42 years)