Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)

Frederick I
Duke of Austria
Frederick I in the German Crusade of 1197, Babenberger Stammbaum, Klosterneuburg Monastery, 1489–1492
Duke	1195–1198
Predecessor	Leopold V
Successor	Leopold VI
Born	1175
Died	(1198-04-16)16 April 1198
Family	House of Babenberg
Father	Leopold V
Mother	Helena of Hungary

Frederick I (German: Friedrich, c. 1175 – 16 April 1198), known as Frederick the Catholic (German: Friedrich der Katholische), was the Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.

Life

Frederick the Catholic was born in 1175, the son of Duke Leopold V of Austria. In 1197, he participated in the German Crusade of 1197, led by Emperor Henry VI. Frederick died while returning from Palestine. He never married.

See also

• List of rulers of Austria

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Beller, Steven (2007). A Concise History of Austria. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521478861.
• Brooke, Z. N. (1938). A History of Europe: From 911 to 1198. London: Methuen & Company Ltd. ISBN 978-1443740708.
• Lechner, Karl (1976). Die Babenberger: Markgrafen und Herzoge von Österreich 976–1246. Vienna: Böhlau. ISBN 978-3205085089.
• Leeper, Alexander W. (1941). History of Medieval Austria. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0404153472.
• Lingelbach, William E. (1913). The History of Nations: Austria-Hungary. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company. ASIN B000L3E368.
• Pohl, Walter (1995). Die Welt der Babenberger. Graz: Verlag Styria. ISBN 978-3222123344.
• Rickett, Richard (1985). A Brief Survey of Austrian History. Vienna: Prachner. ISBN 978-3853670019.
• Wegener, Wilhelm (1965). Genealogischen Tafeln zur mitteleuropäischen Geschichte. Vienna: Verlag Degener.

External links

• Friedrich I. at AEIOU