Ernest, Duke of Austria

Ernest the Iron (German: Ernst der Eiserne; 1377 10 June 1424), a member of the House of Habsburg, ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was head of the Habsburg Leopoldian line from 1411.

Ernest II
Duke of Austria
Portrait by Anton Boys, c.1580
Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola
Reign15 July 1406 – 10 June 1424
PredecessorWilliam
SuccessorFrederick V and Albert VI
Born1377
Bruck an der Mur, Duchy of Styria
Died(1424-06-10)10 June 1424
Bruck an der Mur, Duchy of Styria
SpouseMargaret of Pomerania
Cymburgis of Masovia
IssueFrederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret of Austria
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
Alexander of Austria
Rudolf of Austria
Catherine of Austria
Leopold of Austria
Anna of Austria
Ernest of Austria
HouseHabsburg
FatherLeopold III, Duke of Austria
MotherViridis Visconti
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