Leopold I, Duke of Austria
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Leopold I (c. 1290 – 28 February 1326),
Biography
After the death of his eldest brother Duke
Upon Emperor Henry's death, he strongly supported his brother Frederick in the 1314 election as
When Frederick and their younger brother Henry had been captured at the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322, Leopold struggled for their release. He entered into negotiations with King Louis IV and even surrendered the Imperial Regalia he had kept at Kyburg Castle. The parleys failed and Leopold continued to attack the Bavarian forces of Louis, who unsuccessfully laid siege to the Swabian town of Burgau in 1324. After the king had failed to reach the approval of his election by Pope John XXII and was even banned, he released Frederick in 1325. The captive however had to promise to swear his brother to acknowledge Louis as his suzerain, which Leopold refused.[1] Frederick voluntarily returned to the Bavarian court, where he and Louis finally agreed upon a joint rule.
Leopold died in Strasbourg shortly afterwards, on 28 February 1326.[1] His remains were buried at Königsfelden Monastery in Windisch.
Marriage and issue
In 1315, Leopold married Catherine of Savoy (1284–1336), daughter of Amadeus V, Count of Savoy by his second wife, Marie of Brabant. They had two daughters:
- Enguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy.
- Agnes of Austria (1322–1392), who married Bolko II, Duke of Świdnica.
Male-line family tree
References
Bibliography
- Wurzbach, Constantin von (1860). "Habsburg, Leopold I. der Glorreiche". In Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 6. Vienna: Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, p. 409.
- ——— (1860). "Habsburg, Elisabeth von Savoyen". In Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 6. Vienna: Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, p. 165.