Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor and Austrian archduke and duke (1452–1493)

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415–1493) was a Holy Roman Emperor and Austrian archduke and duke. He was born in Innsbruck on 21 September 1415. He died in Linz on 19 August 1493, at the age of 78.

The public offices recorded are Holy Roman Emperor (1452–1493), King of the Romans (1440–1493), monarch of Italy (1452–1493) and Duke of Carinthia (1424–1493).

The honours on record include Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1491), Golden Rose, Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Knight of the Garter (1457). Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor was elected to Confraternity of the Rosary.

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor was the son of Ernest, Duke of Austria and Cymburgis of Masovia. He married Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress. He had four recorded children, Maximilian I, Kunigunde of Austria, Christof von Habsburg and Helene von Habsburg. He is recorded as following Christianity.

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