# Albert - King of Hungary

URL: https://allhistories.com/slovakia/rulers/albert
Reign: 1437/1438 – 1439
Born-Died: 16 August 1397 - 27 October 1439
Dynasty: Habsburgs (Habsburg-Lorraine from 1780)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_of_Germany

Albert of Habsburg, Duke of Austria and son-in-law of Sigismund, was elected King of Hungary in December 1437 and crowned on 1 January 1438. He also became King of Bohemia and of the Romans, briefly uniting the realms later held by the Habsburgs. He died of dysentery during a campaign against the Ottomans, months before the birth of his son Ladislaus.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Sigismund](https://allhistories.com/slovakia/rulers/sigismund)
- Next in list: [Ladislaus V](https://allhistories.com/slovakia/rulers/ladislaus-v)