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Frederick II of Austria

Type Figure Region Austria Time c. 1201–1246 Also known as Frederick II the Quarrelsome、last Babenberg duke

Frederick II (c. 1201–1246), Duke of Austria and Styria and last Babenberg ruler, succeeded in 1230, was famed for quarrelsomeness, and died at the L…

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  1. 1230–1241Vienna · ViennaAfter Leopold VI's death he took charge of Austria and Styria, immediately entering fierce power struggles with his half-brothers and imperial factions, repeatedly suffering ecclesiastical excommunication; the duchy's politics were turbulent but Babenberg lands remained largely intact.
  2. 1241–1246Leitha River · BurgenlandThough the Mongol conquests did not directly strike the Austrian heartland, the Central European landscape changed dramatically; he faced Hungary's King Bela IV for years over borders and succession, and was killed on 15 June 1246 at the Battle of the Leitha, ending the Babenberg male line and plunging Austria into a prolonged succession crisis.

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