Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

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Albert VI, Duke of Austria and later Archduke of Austria (December 12, 1418 – December 2, 1463), was a Habsburg Archduke, the son of Duke Ernest the Iron of Inner Austria and the brother of Emperor Frederick III.

Albert was born in Vienna. Although he was a junior heir, he received no full rulership anywhere for a long time, which caused friction in his relations with his elder brother Frederick (who was Frederick V as Duke of Austria). From 1446, Albert was the Regent of Further Austria, after the death of its Duke, Frederick IV and as guardian of Frederick IV's successor Sigismund. At that stage, Albert quarreled with his brother

From 1458 to his death in 1463 Albert ruled Austria above the Enns (later known as Upper Austria), a separate principality, quite small, which was his portion of Habsburg patrimony. After laying siege to Frederick in the fortification of Vienna, he also took over the reign of Austria below the Enns (now Lower Austria) in 1462. Albert died childless and was succeeded by his elder brother.

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16. Albert I of Germany               8. Albert II, Duke of Austria                       17. Elisabeth of Tirol               4. Leopold III, Duke of Austria                             18. Ulrich III, Count of Pfirt               9. Johanna of Pfirt                       19. Jeanne of Burgundy               2. Ernest, Duke of Austria                                   20. Stefano Visconti               10. Bernabò Visconti                       21. Valentina Doria               5. Viridis Visconti                             22. Mastino II della Scala               11. Beatrice della Scala                       23. Taddea de Carrara               1. Albert VI, Archduke of Austria                                         24. Trojden I Czerski               12. Siemowit III of Masovia                       6. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia                             13. Euphemia of Opava                       3. Cymburgis of Masovia                                   28. Gediminas               14. Algirdas                       29. Jewna               7. Alexandra of Lithuania                             30. Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver               15. Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver                       31. Anastasia of Halych

Preceded by: Ernest the Iron	Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola 1424–1463 with Frederick V	Succeeded by: Frederick V
Preceded by: Ladislaus Posthumus	Archduke of Austria 1457–1463 with Frederick V