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Albert II

Type Figure Region Austria Time 1397–1439 Also known as Albert II of Habsburg、Albert II、Albert II, King of the Romans、哈布斯堡的阿尔布雷希特二世

A Habsburg-born king of Germany and of Hungary and Bohemia, he was elected King of the Romans in 1438.…

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  1. 1397–1424Vienna · Lower AustriaSon of Albert IV, after his father's death he divided the Austrian lands with his brother Leopold IV, gradually consolidating the family's position in Central Europe.
  2. 1438–1439Frankfurt · FrankfurtAfter Sigismund's death, the electors at Frankfurt chose him as King of the Romans, and he inherited the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia. During his reign he organized defenses against Ottoman expansion; in 1439 he fell ill and died while campaigning in Hungary.

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