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Henry the Friendly
An idealised representation of Henry the Friendly
Born15 May 1299
Died3 February 1327
SpouseElizabeth of Virneburg
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherAlbert I of Germany
MotherElizabeth of Carinthia

Henry of Austria (15 May 1299 – 3 February 1327), known as Henry the Friendly, was the son of King Albert I of Germany and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol.

In 1305, "Henry was betrothed to his stepniece," Elizabeth of Hungary, the engagement probably being arranged by Agnes, dowager queen of Hungary, who showed great affection for Henry. However, the marriage never took place. In 1314, Duke Henry married Countess Elizabeth of Virneburg. The marriage remained childless.

Henry the Friendly

Henry helped his brother, Frederick the Fair, in his fight for the "German throne." After the Battle of Mühldorf on 28 September 1322, Henry, King Frederick and "1,"300 other Austrian nobles were taken prisoners. Henry spent several years in the Bohemian castle Biirglitz before being released for a ransom of 3,000 ducats and the cession of his rights to Znojmo, Castell, Laa and Weitra. Exhausted by the harsh prison conditions, Henry died at the age of 27. His widow had him buried at Königsfelden Abbey, along with several members of his immediate family.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry the Friendly
16. Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
8. Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
17. Agnes of Staufen
4. Rudolf I of Germany
18. Ulrich, Count of Kiburg and Dillingen
9. Heilwig of Kiburg
19. Anna von Zähringen
2. Albert I of Germany
20. Burckhard IV, Count of Hohenburg
10. Burckhard V, Count of Hohenburg
5. Gertrude of Hohenberg
22. Rudolph II, Count Palatine of Tübingen
11. Mechtild of Tübingen
1. Henry the Friendly
24. Engelbert III, Count of Gorizia
12. Meinhard I, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol
25. Matilda of Andechs
6. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia
26. Albert IV, Count of Tyrol
13. Adelaide of Tyrol
27. Uta of Frontenhausen
3. Elisabeth of Tirol
28. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
14. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
29. Ludmilla of Bohemia
7. Elisabeth of Bavaria
30. Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
15. Agnes of the Palatinate
31. Agnes of Hohenstaufen

Male-line family tree

House of Habsburg
  Original line
Albert
Count of Habsburg

c. 1188–1239
Rudolf I
of Germany

c. 1218–1291
Albert I
of Germany

1255–1308
Hartmann
1263–1281
Rudolf II
Duke of Austria

1270–1290
Rudolf I
of Bohemia

1281–1307
Frederick
the Fair

c. 1289–1330
Leopold I
Duke of Austria

1290–1326
Albert II
Duke of Austria

1298–1358
Henry
the Friendly

1299–1327
Otto
Duke of Austria

1301–1339
John
Parricida

c. 1290–1312/1313
  Albertinian line  Leopoldian line
Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria

1339–1365
Frederick III
1347–1362
Albert III
Duke of Austria

1349–1395
Leopold III
Duke of Austria

1351–1386
Frederick II
Duke of Austria
1327–1344
Leopold II
Duke of Austria

1328–1344
Albert IV
Duke of Austria

1377–1404
William
Duke of Austria

c. 1370–1406
Leopold IV
Duke of Austria

1371–1411
Ernest
Duke of Austria

1377–1424
Frederick IV
Duke of Austria

1382–1439
Albert II
of Germany

1397–1439
Frederick III
HRE

1415–1493
Albert VI
Archduke of Austria

1418–1463
Sigismund
Archduke of Austria

1427–1496
Ladislaus
the Posthumous

1440–1457
Maximilian I
HRE

1459–1519
Philip I
of Castile

1478–1506
  Spanish / Iberian line  Austrian / HRE line
Charles V
HRE

1500–1558
Ferdinand I
HRE

1503–1564
Philip II
of Spain

1527–1598
Maximilian II
HRE

1527–1576
Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria

1529–1595
Charles II
Archduke of Austria

1540–1590
Carlos
Prince of Asturias

1545–1568
Philip III
of Spain

1578–1621
Rudolf II
HRE

1552–1612
Ernest
of Austria

1553–1595
Matthias
HRE

1557–1619
Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria

1558–1618
Albert VII
Archduke of Austria

1559–1621
Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria

1561–1578
Andrew
Margrave of Burgau

1558–1600
Charles
Margrave of Burgau

1560–1618
Ferdinand II
HRE

1578–1637
Maximilian Ernest
of Austria

1583–1616
Leopold V
Archduke of Austria

1586–1632
Charles
of Austria

1590–1624
Philip IV
of Spain

1605–1665
Charles
of Austria

1607–1632
Ferdinand
of Austria

1609–1641
John-Charles
of Austria
1605–1619
Ferdinand III
HRE

1608–1657
Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria

1614–1662
Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria

1628–1662
Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria

1630–1665
Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias

1629–1646
Charles II
of Spain

1661–1700
Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans

1633–1654
Leopold I
HRE

1640–1705
Charles Joseph
of Austria

1649–1664
Joseph I
HRE

1678–1711
Charles VI
HRE

1685–1740
Notes:
  1. ^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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