Albert III, Count of Habsburg
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Albert III also known as Albert the Rich, was Count of Habsburg
and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.
He was the son of Count Werner II of Habsburg
, whom he succeeded in 1167. Albert married Ida, daughter of Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf
. Like his father, he was a loyal supporter of the Imperial House of Hohenstaufen.
He was the father of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg
.
Habsburg, Switzerland
Habsburg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It lies about three kilometres southwest of the town of Brugg, the capital of the district of Brugg...
and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.
He was the son of Count Werner II of Habsburg
Werner II, Count of Habsburg
Werner II was Count of Habsburg and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. He was the great-great-grandfather of King Rudolph I of Germany....
, whom he succeeded in 1167. Albert married Ida, daughter of Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf
Pfullendorf
Pfullendorf is a small historic city in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Geography:Its location is in the district of Sigmaringen, 25 km north of Lake Constance and south of the Danube valley and therefore on the continental divide between the watersheds of the...
. Like his father, he was a loyal supporter of the Imperial House of Hohenstaufen.
He was the father of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg
Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
Rudolph II was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg....
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