Albert VI, Archduke of Austria

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Albert VI
Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola
Reign	10 June 1424 – 2 December 1463
Predecessor	Ernest
Successor	Frederick V
Archduke of Austria
Reign	23 November 1457 – 2 December 1463
Predecessor	Ladislaus
Successor	Frederick V
Born	18 December 1418 Vienna, Austria
Died	2 December 1463(1463-12-02) (aged 44) Vienna, Austria
Burial	St. Stephen's Cathedral
Spouse	Mechthild of the Palatinate
House	Habsburg
Father	Ernest, Duke of Austria
Mother	Cymburgis of Masovia

Albert VI^[1] (German: Albrecht VI.; 18 December 1418 – 2 December 1463), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1424, elevated to Archduke in 1453. As a scion of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1424, from 1457 also over the Archduchy of Austria until his death, rivalling with his elder brother Emperor Frederick III. According to tradition, Albert, later known as the Prodigal, was the exact opposite of Frederick: energetic and inclined to thoughtlessness.