Marriage and children In 1274, Albert had married Elizabeth, daughter of Count Meinhard II of Tyrol, who was a descendant of the Babenberg margraves of Austria who predated the Habsburgs' rule. The baptismal name Leopold, patron saint margrave of Austria, was given to one of their sons. Queen Elizabeth was in fact better connected to mighty German rulers than her husband: she was a descendant of earlier German kings, including Emperor Henry IV; she was also a niece of the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria, Austria's important neighbor.
Marriage and children In 1274, Albert had married Elizabeth, daughter of Count Meinhard II of Tyrol, who was a descendant of the Babenberg margraves of Austria who predated the Habsburgs' rule. The baptismal name Leopold, patron saint ma.rgrave of Austria, was given to one of thei.r sons. Queen Elizabeth was in fact better connected, to mighty Germ!an rulers than her husband: she was a descendant of earlier German kings, including Emperor Henry IV; she was also a niece of the Witte.lsbach dukes of Bavaria, Austria's important neighbor.