List of rulers of Austria
House of Habsburg
In 1278, Rudolf I, King of Germany, defeated Ottokar and took control of Austria. In 1282 he invested his sons with the Duchies of Austria and Styria, thereby securing it for the House of Habsburg.

List of rulers of Austria

Section Title: House of Habsburg
Table Section Text: In 1278, Rudolf I, King of Germany, defeated Ottokar and took control of Austria. In 1282 he invested his sons with the Duchies of Austria and Styria, thereby securing it for the House of Habsburg.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death

Rudolf I 1278–1282	-	1 May 1218 Breisgau son of Albert IV, Count of Habsburg and Hedwig of Kyburg	(1) Gertrude of Hohenburg 1245 9 children (2) Isabella of Burgundy 5 February 1284 no issue	15 July 1291 Speyer aged 73

Albert I 1282–1308	-	July 1255 Vienna eldest son of Rudolf I and Gertrude of Hohenburg	Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol 20 December 1274 Vienna 12 children	1 May 1308 Windisch aged 52

Rudolf II the Debonair 1282–1283	-	July 1270 Rheinfelden third son of Rudolph I and Gertrude of Hohenburg	Agnes of Bohemia March 1289 Prague one son	10 May 1290 Prague aged 20

Rudolf III the Good 1298–1307	-	c. 1281 Vienna eldest son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol	(1) Blanche of France 25 May 1300 one daughter (2) Elisabeth Richeza of Poland 16 October 1306 no issue	3/4 July 1307 Horažďovice aged 26

Frederick I the Fair 1308–1330	-	c. 1289 Vienna second son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol	Isabella of Aragon 11 May 1315 Ravensburg three children	13 January 1330 Gutenstein aged 41

Leopold I the Glorious 1308–1326	-	4 August 1290 Vienna third son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol	Catherine of Savoy 26 May 1315 Basel two daughters	28 February 1326 Strassburg aged 35

Albert II the Wise 1330–1358	-	12 December 1298 Habsburg Castle fourth son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol	Joanna of Pfirt 15 February 1324 Vienna six children	16 August 1358 Vienna aged 59

Otto I the Merry 1330–1339	-	23 July 1301 Vienna seventh son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol	(1) Elisabeth of Bavaria 15 May 1325 Straubing two sons (2) Anne of Bohemia 16 February 1335 Znaim no issue	17 February 1339 Neuberg an der Mürz aged 37

Frederick II 1339–1344	-	10 February 1327 eldest son of Otto I and Elisabeth of Bavaria	never married	11 December 1344 Neuberg an der Mürz aged 17

Leopold II 1339–1344	c. 1328 second son of Otto I and Elisabeth of Bavaria	never married	10 August 1344 aged 16

Rudolf IV the Founder 1358–1365	-	1 November 1339 Vienna eldest son of Albert II the Wise and Joanna of Pfirt	Catherine of Bohemia 13 July 1356 Vienna no issue	27 July 1365 Milan aged 25

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Otto, the Merry (23 July 1301 – 17 February 1339) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Duke of Austria and Styria.

final_sentence: Otto, the Merry (23 July 1301 – 17 February 1339) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Duke of Austria and Styria.