Ernest, Margrave of Austria
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Ernest the Brave (1027 – 10 June 1075) was the Babenberg margrave of Austria from 1055 to his death, following his father Adalbert and mother Frozza Orseolo.
[edit] Life
He increased the territory of Austria by amalgamating the Bohemian and Hungarian marches into Austria.[citation needed] In his time, the colonisation of the Waldviertel was begun by his ministeriales, the Künringer knights. In the Investiture Controversy, he sided with the Emperor Henry IV and battled against the Saxons, dying at the First Battle of Langensalza.
[edit] Wives
He married Adelaide of Eilenburg (1040 – 26 January 1071) and Swanhilde of Ungarnmark.
[edit] References
- The Royal Ancestry Bible, Royal Ancestors of 300 Colonial American Families Vol. 3 (chart 2180) by Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7
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Ernest, Margrave of Austria
Born: 1027 Died: 1075 |
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| Preceded by Adalbert |
Margrave of Austria 1055–1075 |
Succeeded by Leopold II |
