Albert II of Germany

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Albert the Magnanimous
Posthumous anonymous portrait of Albert, 16th century
Duke of Austria
Reign	14 September 1404 – 27 October 1439
Predecessor	Albert IV
Successor	Ladislaus the Posthumous
King of Hungary and Croatia (jure uxoris)
Reign	18 December 1437 – 27 October 1439
Coronation	1 January 1438, Székesfehérvár
Predecessor	Sigismund
Successor	Vladislaus I
King of the Romans
Reign	18 March 1438 – 27 October 1439
Predecessor	Sigismund
Successor	Frederick III
King of Bohemia
Reign	6 May 1438 – 27 October 1439
Coronation	29 June 1438, Prague
Predecessor	Sigismund
Successor	Ladislaus the Posthumous
Born	10 August 1397 Vienna, Duchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	27 October 1439(1439-10-27) (aged 42) Neszmély, Kingdom of Hungary
Burial	Székesfehérvár
Spouse	Elizabeth of Luxembourg ​ ​ (m. 1422)​
Issue	Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg Elisabeth, Queen of Poland Ladislas the Posthumous
House	Habsburg
Father	Albert IV, Duke of Austria
Mother	Joanna Sophia of Bavaria

Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439), was a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke of Austria. Through his wife (jure uxoris) he also became King of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and inherited a claim to the Duchy of Luxembourg.^[1]