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  1. Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death in 1291. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which had begun after the death of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II in 1250.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Died: July 15, 1291, Speyer (aged 73) Title / Office: king (1273-1291), Germany. House / Dynasty: House of Habsburg. Rudolf I (born May 1, 1218, Limburg-im-Breisgau [Germany]—died July 15, 1291, Speyer) was the first German king of the Habsburg dynasty.

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    World War II began in Europe on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and the United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later on 3 September 1939. Dates for the beginning of the Pacific War include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937, [3] [4] or the earlier Japanese invasion of ...

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  5. By the 1260s, far from being a ‘poor count’, he was the most powerful man in the region. According to one legend, Emperor Frederick II was his godfather. In 1272, the death of one of the last rival kings, Richard of Cornwall, created a need for a new, strong ruler. While there were two possible candidates in the form of the French king ...

  6. Roman-German king from 1273. Born at Burg Limburg near Sasbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 1 May 1218. Died in Speyer, Germany on 15 July 1291. Motto: ‘Utrum lubet – Whichever you please’. Count Rudolf of Habsburg was the first Habsburg on the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.

  7. Rudolf was elected head of the Empire in Frankfurt on 1 October 1273. His coronation took place in Aix-la-Chapelle on 24 October. His election came as a surprise to him, as he was not among the most powerful princes of the Empire.

  8. Jun 11, 2018 · Rudolf I (ca. 1218-1291), or Rudolf of Hapsburg, was Holy Roman emperor-elect from 1273 to 1291. He was the first of a long line of Hapsburg emperors. The struggle between the emperor Frederick II and Pope Innocent IV had shattered the power of the imperial office in both Germany and Italy.

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