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House of Babenberg
Austrian family
House of Babenberg, Austrian ruling house in the 10thā13th century. Leopold I of Babenberg became margrave of Austria in 976. The Babenbergsā 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 familyās power declined rapidly.
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