Leopold (Österreich) Babenberg (1157 - 1194)

Born 1157 in Wien, Niederoesterreich, Austria

Ancestors

Husband of Ilona (Arpadhazi) of Österreich — married 1174 in Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1194 at about age 37 in Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria

Leopold V Österreich was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Leopold of Austria was born in 1157 to Heinrich II of Austria and his wife Theodora . He married Ilona of Hungary and several years later became Duke of Austria. A Crusader, he nevertheless ran afoul of the Catholic Church in light of imprisoning Richard I, King of England (the two had had a confrontational history, having feuded in Acre)^[1].

Note

Note: 220px-Herzog_Leopold_V

Note: Foundation of Medieval Genealogy

Note: Leopold V Babenberg duke of Austria and Styria

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia.org. "Leopold V, Duke of Austria. [1]