Henry the Friendly

Henry the Friendly
An idealised representation of Henry the Friendly
Born(1299-05-15)15 May 1299
Died3 February 1327(1327-02-03) (aged 27)
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

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