Albert I of Germany

Albert I
Seal of Albert I, inscribed in Latin: Albertus Dei gratia Romanorum rex semper augustus ('Albert by the grace of God King of the Romans, ever majestic')
King of Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
Reign27 July 1298  1 May 1308
Coronation24 August 1298
Aachen Cathedral
PredecessorAdolf
SuccessorHenry VII
BornJuly 1255
Imperial City of Rheinfelden
Died1 May 1308(1308-05-01) (aged 52)
Windisch, Further Austria
Burial
SpouseElizabeth of Carinthia
Issue
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherRudolph I of Germany
MotherGertrude of Hohenberg

Albert I of Habsburg (German: Albrecht I.) (July 1255  1 May 1308) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 and King of Germany from 1298 until his assassination. He was the eldest son of King Rudolf I of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenberg. Sometimes referred to as 'Albert the One-eyed' because of a battle injury that left him with a hollow eye socket and a permanent snarl.