Leopold VI of Austria

1177 - 1230  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Leopold VI of Austria
  Birth	Between 1176 and 1177  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jul 1230	Safford Cemetery, Graham, Arizona   [1]
  Person ID	I25483	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Leopold V of Austria,   b. 1157   d. 31 Dec 1194 (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Helene of Hungary,   b. Abt 1158   d. 25 May 1199 (Age ~ 41 years)
  Marriage	1172  [1]
  Family ID	F15274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theodora Angela,   b. Between 1180 and 1185   d. 23 Jun 1246 (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	1203  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Agnes of Austria,   b. 19 Feb 1206   d. 29 Jul 1226 (Age 20 years) + 2. Heinrich of Austria,   b. 1208   d. 3 Jan 1228 (Age 20 years) + 3. Constance of Austria,   b. 6 May 1212   d. Bef 5 Jun 1243 (Age < 31 years)
  Family ID	F15273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Called "der Glorreiche" (he Glorious). Duke of Austria and Steiermark. He fought in the Reconquista, the Albigensian Crusade, and the Fifth Crusade. "Babenbergian Austria reached the zenith of its prestige under Leopold's rule. Evidence of this is given by his marriage to the Byzantine princess Theodora Angelina and his attempt to mediate between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX, which he was working on when he died in 1230 in Italy. Leopold's court is known as a center of the Minnesang, e.g., Walther von der Vogelweide, Neidhart von Reuental and Ulrich von Liechtenstein were active here. Also, the Nibelungenlied may have been written in his court." [Wikipedia, accessed 9 Aug 2020]

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.