Adalbert, Margrave of Austria
Template:Short description Template:Infobox noble Adalbert (Template:Langx, Template:Circa – 26 May 1055), known as Adalbert the Victorious (Template:Langx), was the Margrave of Austria from 1018 until his death in 1055. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.<ref name="lingelbach">Lingelbach 1913, p. 89.</ref>
Biography
Adalbert the Victorious was the third son of Leopold the Illustrious and Richardis of Sualafeldgau. He succeeded as Margrave upon the death of his older brother, Henry I, Margrave of Austria.
As margrave, he extended the eastern border of the then small Ostmark of Bavaria as far as the rivers Morava/March and Leitha and supported King Henry III in his battles against Hungary and Bohemia. He resided in the Lower Austrian Babenberg castle of Melk, where Melk Abbey was to develop later.
Marriage and family
Adalbert married first Glismod of West-Saxony. They had no known children.
He married second Frozza Orseolo, who later took the name of Adelheid. She was the sister of Peter Urseolo of Hungary.<ref>Dümmerth Dezső: Az Árpádok nyomában. Panoráma Kiadó 1977.</ref> Frozza and Adalbert had two sons:
- Leopold (died 9 December, 1043), Margrave of the Hungarian March.
- Ernest, who became Margrave of Austria.
Death
Adalbert died on 26 May 1055 at Melk.
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