Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
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For the 17th-century Archduke, see Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria.
Sigismund (26 October 1427 – 4 March 1496), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1439 (elevated to Archduke in 1477) until his death. As a scion of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, he ruled over Further Austria and the County of Tyrol from 1446 until his resignation in 1490.
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Sigismund | |
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Archduke of Austria | |
Born | 26 October 1427 Innsbruck, Tyrol |
Died | (1496-03-04)4 March 1496 (aged 68) Innsbruck |
Buried | Stams Abbey |
Noble family | House of Habsburg |
Spouse(s) | Eleanor of Scotland Catherine of Saxony |
Father | Frederick IV, Duke of Austria |
Mother | Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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