Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

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Albert VI, Duke of Austria and later Archduke of Austria (born December 12, 1418 in Vienna, died December 2, 1463 in Vienna) was a Habsburg Archduke and son of Duke Ernest the Iron of Inner Austria.

Although he was a junior heir to their father, he received no full rulership anywhere for a long time, which caused friction in his relations with his elder brother. From 1446, Albert was the Regent of Further Austria, after the death of its ruler Frederick IV, Duke of Further Austria and as guardian of his successor Sigismund, Duke of Further Austria. At that stage, Albert quarreled with his brother Emperor Frederick III (Frederick V as Duke).

From 1458 to his death in 1463 Albert ruled Austria above the Enns (later known as Upper Austria), a separate principality, quite small, which was his portion of Habsburg patrimony. After laying siege to Frederick in the fortification of Vienna, he also took over the reign of Austria below the Enns (now Lower Austria) in 1462. Albert died childless and was succeeded by his elder brother.