Albert II, Duke of Austria

Albrecht II of Austria (* December 12, 1298 to the Habsburg; † July 20, 1358 in Vienna), nicknamed the manner or lame, Duke of Austria was.

Life

Albrecht II, called the manner or lame, was the son of the Roman-German King Albrecht I am born December 12, 1298. Originally intended for the clergy, he was in 1313 still a minor elected to the Bishop of Passau office by individual canons in questionable choice, but came in conflict with the Gegenelekten Gebhard von Walsee in a stalemate, had in 1317 finally renounce and turned away from the spiritual path. He reached jointly with his younger brother Otto in 1330 to the government of all Habsburgian countries. This he increased by the goods of his wife Johanna (county Pfirt and some cities ).

Furthermore, Albrecht continued his claims on Carinthia against John of Bohemia by: After the death of Henry of Carinthia, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian brothers Otto and Albrecht on May 2, 1335 in Linz, the areas of Carinthia and the southern part of Tyrol as an imperial fief. Albrechts high reputation proven by the fact that it not only Pope Benedict XII. 1335 to mediate the reconciliation of the Emperor Louis the church calling, but also King Philip VI. of France in 1337 asked for his help against the Emperor Louis and King Edward of England.

Nevertheless, the Duke remained the Emperor utterly faithful until death, and later was closely allied with his son Louis the Brandenburger. After the second siege of Zurich by Albrecht came through the mediation of Louis between the parties on September 1, 1352 the peace agreement, named after him.

About the succession in Austrian lands he was still laws so that they remained ( the Albertinische House Rules ), although they remained after his death unnoticed, but were renewed by the Emperor Maximilian and received in the Pragmatic Sanction to 1918 organic law in Austria. The Styria owes its constitution, the so-called mountain Büchel; as Carinthia. Under his rule, the construction was resumed on Gothic choir of St. Stephen's Cathedral, which is why one speaks of the Albertine choir.

On the cause of his temporary paralysis, there are only guesses, usually a polyarthritic disease is called. However, they did not prevent him to witness four children. The eldest son of Rudolf IV succeeded him when he died on July 20, 1358. Albrecht was buried in the Carthusian monastery founded by him gaming.

Marriage and issue

Albrecht married in 1324 in Vienna Erbgräfin Joan of Pfirt; Children:

Another five children of the couple, all * / † before 1337, are buried in the Ducal Crypt in the Stephansdom.