!!!Albrecht II

b. 1298 Habsburg Castle (Switzerland), 
d. Vienna, July 20, 1358, son of  Albrecht I; father of  Rudolf IV,  
Albrecht III and  Leopold III; Duke of Austria and Styria. From 1326 
governed the south-western possessions following the death of his 
brother  Friedrich I. 1330-1339 ruled Austria, first with his brother  
Otto der Froehliche (the Merry), then alone. Acquired Carinthia and 
Carniola in 1335. In 1340 extended the privileges of Vienna and made 
it his principal residence. In 1355 issued the  Albertinische 
Hausordnung to safeguard the Habsburg dominions against the dangers of 
division. Afflicted by polyarthritis was called "the Lame" (also "the 
Wise"). He founded the Carthusian monastery at Gaming where he is 
buried.

!Literature
B. Hamann (ed.), Die Habsburger, %%sup 4/%1993.



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