Leopold (von Österreich Habsburg) Habsburg (abt. 1371 - 1411)

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Valois) de Bourgogne — married 15 Aug 1393 in Wien, Herzogtum Österreich

Died 3 Jun 1411 at about age 40 in Wien, Herzogtum Österreich

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Leopold IV von Österreich Habsburg was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Leopold von Habsburg, born 1371, was the son of Leopold III, duke of Austria, and Viridis (Verde) Visconti. He was Duke of Styria and Duke of Austria^[1].

He married Catherine of Burgundy, daughter of Philippe de Valois and his wife Margaret of Flanders, in Vienna on 15 August 1393 (by proxy in Dijon in May 1392). They had no children^[1].

Leopold IV died on 3 June 1411 in Vienna and was buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral^[1].

Note: Duke Leopold IV of Hapsburg, son of Leopold III, was heir to the Empire of Austria when his father died in 1386. Leopold was co-ruler with his brother, William. William died in 1406, leaving Leopold IV to rule alone until 1411. His successor was his brother, Ernest.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Austria, chap. 4 Dukes of Austria (Habsburg) Leopold IV. Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website (accessed 2017).

See also:

• Leopold IV von Habsburg
• Leopold IV, Duke of Austria