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Albert III of Austria ( of Austria and a member of the House of Habsburg . LIFE Albert III was born as the third son of Duke Albert II Of Austria . Even though his father had determined that the eldest son should the sole successor after his death in 1358 , Albert later inherited the rule from his two older brothers Rudolf IV , Frederick III and shared it with his younger brother Leopold III . In 1377 , Albert went on a crusade against the Pagan Lithuanians and Samogitians . After Rudolf's and Frederick's death without an heir, Albert entered into the Treaty Of Neuberg to divide the Habsburg territories with Leopold III in 1379 , in which he received Austria proper, while Leopold should rule Styria , Carinthia , Tyrol and Further Austria . His government was beneficial to the realm, as he supported the Arts and Science s. Albert was an apt scholar himself, particularly a Mathematician . He expanded the University Of Vienna and attempted to refurbish Vienna. He is buried in the Ducal Crypt in the Stephansdom in Vienna . FAMILY AND CHILDREN He was married two times. First, after 19 March 1366 with Elisabeth Of Bohemia (1358-1373) , daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor . This marriage was childless; his wife died at fifteen. Second, he married Beatrix Of Nuremberg , daughter of Frederick V Of Nuremberg and Elisabeth Of Meißen and had his only son Albert IV , who succeeded him.
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