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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.
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King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German king between his election and royal coronation until he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 30, 2024 • Article History. Rudolf I. Also called: Rudolf of Habsburg. Born: May 1, 1218, Limburg-im-Breisgau [Germany] Died: July 15, 1291, Speyer (aged 73) Title / Office: king (1273-1291), Germany. House / Dynasty: House of Habsburg.
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The beginning of this epoch is marked by conflict between two kings: Rudolf I, crowned in 1273 as the first Roman-German king of the Habsburg dynasty, and Ottokar II Přemysl , King of Bohemia, who refuses to recognize ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Rudolf I (died Oct. 25, 912) was the first king of Juran (Upper) Burgundy (888–912). The son of Conrad, count of Auxerre of the powerful German Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy in 885 or 886.
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Habsburg Emperor. Rudolf I. 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.