Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)
Frederick I | |
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| Father | Leopold V |
| Mother | Helena of Hungary |
Frederick I (German: Friedrich I. von Österreich, c. 1175 – 16 April 1198
Biography
Frederick the Catholic was born in 1175, the son of Duke
As the new Duke finally received his land in 1195, he still faced the restitution of the English hostages and the ransom money paid for
There were long delays before the Crusade would go under way. The German Emperor had been opting for his Erbreichsplan, a plan to make the Empire hereditary. He had been spending this time making deals, offering bribes and whatever means he could to both Princes of the Church and Empire to vote for a hereditary Empire, to no avail. In the end, the Emperor ceased his Hereditary plans to proceed with the Crusade.
Duke Frederick left Austria in April or late spring 1197
The Germans marched forth again, reconquering the estates around Byblos Castle (Gibelet) and restoring the land link to the County of Tripoli. They marched against Damascus and even laid siege to Toron when suddenly, news had arrived of Emperor Henry VI's death on Michaelmas Eve. Many German princes had immediately left for the Fatherland to receive confirmation of their lands by the new Emperor. Duke Frederick stayed on, with Wolfger, to continue the war. In the end, Frederick, along with the remaining Germans, had called for an armistice with Al-Adil, who acknowledged King Amalric's rule over the reconquered lands.
Frederick fell ill and died on 16 April while returning from
Wolfger performed the German funeral custom, Mos Teutonicus, on him before bringing him back.[1] He was then interred next to his father in Heiligenkreuz Abbey where they remain to this day, in peace.[1]
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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.
- Dopsch, Heinz (1999). Österreichische Geschichte 1122–1278. Vienna: Ueberreuter. ISBN 3-8000-3973-7.
- Juritsch, Georg (1894). Geschichte der Babenberger und ihrer Länder, 976–1246. Innsbruck: Wagnerschen Universitätsbuchhandlung.
- 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.
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