See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

ALBERT H  . (1397-1439), See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, king of Bohemia and See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary, and (as See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert V.) See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the loth of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1397, the son of Albert IV. of See also:

• HABSBURG, or HAPSBURG

Habsburg, duke of Austria . He succeeded to the duchy of Austria on his See also:

• FATHER

father's See also:

• DEATH

death in 1404 . After receiving a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• EDUCATION

education, he undertook the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government of Austria in 1411, and succeeded, with the aid of his advisers, in See also:

• RIDDING, GEORGE (1828-1904)

ridding the duchy of the evils which had arisen during his minority . He assisted the German king, See also:

• SIGISMUND (1368-1437)

Sigismund, in his See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns against the See also:

• HUSSITES

Hussites, and in 1422 married See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sigismund, who designated him as his successor . When the German king died in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on the 1st of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1438, and although crowned king of Bohemia six months later, he was unable to obtain See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . He was engaged in warfare with the Bohemians and their See also:

• POLISH

Polish See also:

• ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies, when on the 18th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1438 he was chosen German king at See also:

• FRANKFORT

Frankfort, an See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour which he does not appear to have sought . Afterwards engaged in defending Hungary against the attacks of the See also:

• TURKS

Turks, he died on the 27th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1439 at Langendorf, and was buried at Stuhlweissenburg . Albert was an energetic and See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war-like See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince, whose See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short reign gave See also:

• GREAT

great promise of usefulness for See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany . See W . Altmann, See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die Wahl Albrecht II. zum romischen Konige (See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin, 1886) .