List of rulers of Austria
Divided rule
The territories were divided between the brothers and their descendants in the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379: The Albertinian Line received the Duchy of Austria, later called Lower Austria (not to be confused with the namesake modern state): After Ladislaus' death his territories passed to the Leopoldinian Line: The Leopoldinian Line received the Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, the County of Tyrol and Further Austria: In 1406, the Leopoldinian line split their territories: The Elder Leopoldinian line received the Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, also called Inner Austria: Both under the guardianship of The Junior Tyrolean line received Tyrol and soon also Further Austria.

List of rulers of Austria

Section Title: Divided rule
Table Section Text: The territories were divided between the brothers and their descendants in the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379: The Albertinian Line received the Duchy of Austria, later called Lower Austria (not to be confused with the namesake modern state): After Ladislaus' death his territories passed to the Leopoldinian Line: The Leopoldinian Line received the Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, the County of Tyrol and Further Austria: In 1406, the Leopoldinian line split their territories: The Elder Leopoldinian line received the Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, also called Inner Austria: Both under the guardianship of The Junior Tyrolean line received Tyrol and soon also Further Austria.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death

Leopold III the Just 1379–1386	-	1 November 1351 Vienna fourth son of Albert the Wise and Joanna of Pfirt	Viridis Visconti 23 February 1365 Vienna six children	9 July 1386 Sempach aged 34

William the Courteous 1386–1406	-	c. 1370 Vienna eldest son of Leopold the Just and Viridis Visconti	Joan II of Naples 13 November 1401 Vienna no issue	15 July 1406 Vienna aged 36

Leopold IV the Fat 1386–1411	-	c. 1371 Vienna second son of Leopold the Just and Viridis Visconti	Catherine of Burgundy 15 August 1393 Vienna no issue	3 June 1411 Vienna aged 40

Ernest the Iron 1402–1406	-	c. 1377 Bruck an der Mur third son of Leopold the Just and Viridis Visconti	(1) Margaret of Pomerania 14 January 1392 Bruck an der Mur no issue (2) Cymburgis of Masovia 25 January 1412 Kraków nine children	10 June 1424 Bruck an der Mur aged 47

Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets 1402–1406	-	c. 1382 fourth son of Leopold the Just and Viridis Visconti	(1) Elisabeth of the Palatinate 24 December 1407 Innsbruck one daughter (2) Anna of Brunswick 11 June 1411 Innsbruck four children	24 June 1439 Innsbruck aged 57

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William the Courteous (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406) was the Duke of Austria from 1386.
William (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), the Courteous was Duke of Austria from 1386.
William (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), known as William the Courteous was Duke of Austria from 1386.

final_sentence: William the Courteous (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406) was the Duke of Austria from 1386.
final_sentence: William (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), the Courteous was Duke of Austria from 1386.
final_sentence: William (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), known as William the Courteous was Duke of Austria from 1386.