![]() ![]() The Kingdom of Bohemia on the other hand is still divided on the issue. Newborn Ladislaus would have a hard time claiming his legacy, and lost the throne of Hungary after a short civil war to the Polish King Wladyslaw. Misfortune struck however and Albert fell in battle against the Turks in 1439, leaving only his yet unborn son, Ladislaus the Posthumous, to succeed him. ![]() Albert the Magnanimous was able to claim not only the duchy of Austria but also the kingdoms of Венгрия and Богемия as well as the prestigious title 'King-Elect of Germany', reserved for those about to be made Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1438 the Habsburg dynasty had reached some of the most influential positions in Central Europe.
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