Austria, Margraviate of / Markgraf Heinrich I. (Margrave Henry I)

Austria, Margraviate of - Markgraf Heinrich I. (Margrave Henry I) (10 July 994 - 23 June 1018)

Henry I (German: Heinrich), known as Henry the Strong (German: Heinrich der Starke), was the Margrave of Austria from 994 to his death in 1018. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.

He was the son of Leopold I, the first Margrave of Austria, and Richardis of Sualafeldgau. At the time of Henry the Strong's investiture in 996, the land between the Bisamberg and the March river had not yet been settled by Germans.

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Markgraf Heinrich I. (Margrave Henry I): Details
CountryAustria, Margraviate of
From10 July 994
To23 June 1018
Personal Information Margrave Henry I of Austria
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