Heather III

On January 13, 1330, the Grand Duke of Habsburg died.

identity

Beautiful Frederick III (1286¨C1330), Duke of Austria (1308¨C1330) and unrecognized King of Germany (1314¨C1326).

Herodotus III was the successor of the German king Albert I of the Habsburg dynasty. After the murder of his nephew in 1308, Herodotus inherited the territory of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria, but failed to convince the chief to inherit the throne of Germany.

Frederick III argued with his cousin the Duke of Bavaria, Louis IV. In 1313, he was defeated by Louis at the Battle of Kamelsdorf.

life

After the death of Emperor Henry VII of the Holy Roman Empire (he was the German heir to the throne of Albrecht I) in 1314, four electors elected Alexander III as the new King of Germany. Henry performed the coronation ceremony under the auspices of the Archbishop of Cologne. However, five other electors chose his opponent, the Duke of Bavaria, Louis IV. The war broke out again between the two. In 1322, Ferdinand III was decisively defeated and captured by Louis IV in the Battle of Mildorf.

He was released in 1325 after acknowledging the status of Emperor of Louis IV. In September of the same year, Louis IV announced the acceptance of Heather III as co-ruler; but after 1326 Heather's power was limited to Austria.