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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Albert I of Germany,Albrecht I of Habsburg |
| Born |
1255 |
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| Bloodline |
Habsburg |
| Married |
Elizabeth of Gorizia & Tyrol |
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| Position |
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| Died |
May 1308 (Aged 53) |
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Source of Facts and Important Announcement |
| Status |
Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven. |
| Date of formal Beatification |
Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012. |
| Source of Facts |
Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint. |
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Background |
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Albert was born to German King Rudolph I of Habsburg and Gertrude of Hohenburg. In 1282 at the age of 37, his father granted him the Duchies of Austria and Styria along with his brother Rudolph II. A year later he was granted sole government of these regions. |
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At the death of his father in 1291, neither Albert nor Rudolph were successful in gaining the throne through successsion. Instead, Count Adolf of Nassau convinced the German princes to have him selected as King in 1292 and the Habsburg princes were exiled to their territories protected by their militias. |
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In 1298, Albert succeeded in convincing some of the German princes of his suitability as king over existing king Adolf and had himself crowned. The two armies of the king and anti-king met at the Battle of Göllheim near Worms, where Adolf was defeated and executed by Albert. |
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Albert then moved to solidify his position. In 1299, he signed a treaty with Philip IV of France. Albert then moved his army to attempt to seize Holland and Zeeland, which turned into a protracted and failed campaign. |
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In 1303, Boniface reinforced the position of Albert by recognizing the legitimacy of his kingship in exchange for Albert issuing a decree that the Roman Pope and no other had the right to bestow the imperial crosn and promised that none of his descendents should be elected kings without Papal consent. |
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In 1306, Albert secured the crown of Bohemia for his son Rudolph after the death of King Wenceslaus III. However, his follow-up campaign into Hungary failed in 1307 at the Battle of Lucka with his son Rudolph dying soon after. |
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Weakened by the failure in Hungary, Albert moved his forces to crush a revolt in Swabia under his nephew Duke John of Swabia. However, Albert was murdered by John in May 1308 at Windisch on the Reuss River. |
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