Adalbert von Babenberg (Margrave) of AUSTRIA

Adalbert (German: Albrecht, c. 985 - 26 May 1055), known as Adalbert the Victorious (German: Albrecht der Siegreiche), was the Margrave of Austria from 1018 until his death in 1055. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. Life Adalbert the Victorious was the son of Leopold the Illustrious and Richardis of Sualafeldgau. He was married to Glismod of West-Saxony and Frozza Orseolo, who later took the name of Adelheid, the sister of Peter Urseolo of Hungary. 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. Adalbert died on 26 May 1055 at Melk. The House of Babenberg was the Austrian ruling house in the 10th-13th century. Leopold I of Babenberg became margrave of Austria in 976. The Babenbergs' power was modest, however, until the 12th century, when they came to dominate the Austrian nobility. With the death of Duke Frederick II in 1246, the male line of the Babenbergs ended, and the family's power declined rapidly. http://en.wikipedia.org

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