Sigismund, Archduke of Austria

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Sigismund, Archduke of Austria was a 15th-century Habsburg ruler of Further Austria and Tyrol known for his financial troubles, territorial pledges, and eventual abdication in favor of Emperor Maximilian I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Habsburg ruler
archduke
human
abdicatedInFavorOf Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
birthDate 1427-10-26
birthPlace Innsbruck
conflict political disputes with Tyrolean nobility
tensions with Swiss Confederacy over Further Austrian lands
countryOfCitizenship Austria
deathDate 1496-03-04
deathPlace Innsbruck
era 15th century
father Frederick IV, Duke of Austria
givenName Sigismund
governedFrom Innsbruck
heldTitleFrom 1439
heldTitleUntil 1490
historicalRegionAssociated Further Austria
Swabia
linked to: Duchy of Swabia

Tyrol
house House of Habsburg
implementedPolicy pledging Habsburg territories to creditors
knownAs Sigismund the Rich in Coin
memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
mother Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria
Count of Tyrol
notableFor abdication in favor of Maximilian I
conflicts with Tyrolean estates
financial difficulties
pledging territories to raise money
placeOfBurial Stams Abbey
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Count of Tyrol
Regent of Further Austria
Ruler of Further Austria
predecessor Frederick IV, Duke of Austria
reignEnd 1490
reignStart 1439
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledTerritory County of Tyrol
Further Austria
spouse Catherine of Saxony
Eleanor of Scotland
succeededBy Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
titleAcquired Archduke of Austria
Count of Tyrol

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Eleanor of Scotland spouse Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Eleanor of Scotland relative Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Eleanor of Scotland, Archduchess of Austria spouse Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Archduke Sigismund of Austria name Sigismund of Austria
linked to: Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Archduke Sigismund of Austria name Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Eleanor of Scotland spouse Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
subject linked to: Countess of Tyrol
Eleanor of Scotland spouse Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, ruler of Tyrol
subject linked to: Countess of Tyrol
linked to: Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
Katharina of Saxony spouse Sigismund, Archduke of Austria