Ernest I | |
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Duke of Austria | |
![]() Portrait by Anton Boys, c. 1580 | |
Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola | |
Reign | 15 July 1406 – 10 June 1424 |
Predecessor | William |
Successor | Frederick V and Albert VI |
Born | 1377 Bruck an der Mur, Duchy of Styria |
Died | Bruck an der Mur, Duchy of Styria | 10 June 1424
Spouse | Margaret of Pomerania Cymburgis of Masovia |
Issue | Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Margaret of Austria Albert VI, Archduke of Austria Alexander of Austria Rudolf of Austria Catherine of Austria Leopold of Austria Anna of Austria Ernest of Austria |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Leopold III, Duke of Austria |
Mother | Viridis Visconti |
Ernest the Iron (German: Ernst der Eiserne; 1377 – 10 June 1424), a member of the House of Habsburg, ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was head of the Habsburg Leopoldian line from 1411.