Leopold IV, Duke of Austria

Leopold IV, Duke of Austria
Leopold IV of Austria by Anton Boys
Born	1371
Died	(1411-06-03)3 June 1411 Vienna
Buried	Ducal Crypt in the Stephansdom in Vienna
Noble family	House of Habsburg
Spouse(s)	Catherine of Burgundy
Father	Leopold III, Duke of Austria
Mother	Viridis Visconti

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Leopold IV of Austria, Duke of Further Austria (1371 – June 3, 1411) was an Austrian Habsburg Duke of the Leopoldinian Line.

He was the second son of Leopold III. His eldest brother Duke William of Inner Austria took him as his effective co-ruler, putting him in particular charge of Further Austria, which also meant ancestral Habsburg lands in Swiss Aargau etc. Leopold was to face Swiss opposition to Austrian administration.

From 1391 onwards, he was the effective ruler of Further Austria, and from 1396 to 1406 he was ruler in Tyrol too.

He married Catherine de Valois of Burgundy, daughter of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, in 1393. She died in 1425, and they had no surviving children.

His younger brothers Ernest the Iron and Frederick were, for the time being, left to grow up. They were initiated with ducal positions in 1402. In 1406 their eldest brother Duke William died without leaving heirs, and Leopold became the next head of their family. Leopold had no sons either. The younger brothers made an agreement how to divide the patrimony in the future: Ernest was to receive Inner Austria and Frederick Further Austria, including Tyrol. Ernest took the reins in Styria, etc. Frederick was only barely in his twenties, but was put in charge in Tyrol. Leopold was left with responsibility of the Further Austrian territories, together with the position of head of the family.

In 1406, Leopold took over the guardianship of their young cousin Albert V, which resulted in conflicts with his brother Ernest.

Leopold died in Vienna and was buried in the Ducal Crypt in the city's cathedral.

Ancestors

Family of Leopold IV, Duke of Austria

16. Rudolf I, King of the Romans 8. Albert I, King of the Romans 17. Gertrude of Hohenberg 4. Albert II, Duke of Austria 18. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia 9. Elisabeth of Carinthia 19. Elisabeth of Bavaria 2. Leopold III, Duke of Austria 20. Theobald, Count of Pfirt 10. Ulrich III, Count of Pfirt 21. Catherine of Klingen 5. Joanna of Pfirt 22. Reginald of Burgundy 11. Joanna of Burgundy 23. Guillemette of Neufchâtel 1. Leopold IV, Duke Austria 24. Matteo I Visconti 12. Stefano Visconti 25. Bonacossa Borri 6. Bernabò Visconti 26. Bernabò Doria 13. Valentina Doria 27. Eliana Fieschi 3. Viridis Visconti 28. Alboino I della Scala 14. Mastino II della Scala 29. Beatrice da Correggio 7. Beatrice Regina della Scala 30. Jacopo I da Carrara 15. Taddea da Carrara 31. Anna Gradenigo