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Sigismund of Tyrol

Type Figure Region Austria Time 1427–1496 Also known as Sigismund von Habsburg、Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol

Sigismund (c.1427–1496), a Habsburg, long ruled Tyrol and Further Austria, known for fiscal and mining reforms and early large silver Guldiner coins,…

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  1. 1446–1490Innsbruck · TyrolDuring his rule of Tyrol he promoted mining, minting and trade, minted the early large silver Guldiner coins, and built up the Innsbruck court and fortifications.
  2. 1490–1496Innsbruck · TyrolDue to financial difficulties and political pressure, in 1490 he ceded Tyrol and other lands to his nephew Maximilian I, thereafter spending his later years in Innsbruck as a retired nobleman.

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