Albert III of Austria - Family and children: Encyclopedia II - Albert III of Austria - LifeAlbert III was born as the third son of Duke Albert II of Austria. Even though his father had determined that the eldest son should the sole successor after his death in 1358, Albert later inherited the rule from his two older brothers Rudolf IV, Frederick III and shared it with his younger brother Leopold III.
In 1377, Albert went on a crusade against the pagan Lithuanians and Samogitians.
After Rudolf's and Frederick's death without an heir, Albert entered into the Treaty of Neuberg to divide the Habsburg territories with Leo ...
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