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Apr 30, 2024 · Rudolf I (born May 1, 1218, Limburg-im-Breisgau [Germany]—died July 15, 1291, Speyer) was the first German king of the Habsburg dynasty. A son of Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, Rudolf on the occasion of his father’s death (c. 1239) inherited lands in upper Alsace, the Aargau, and Breisgau.
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Rudolf I of Habsburg: From ‘poor count’ to King of the Romans King Rudolf I, ledger in the cathedral at Speyer, lithograph, 1820 The election of Count Rudolf of Habsburg as Roman-German King ended the period known as the ‘Great Interregnum’, which saw several kings reigning simultaneously.
Rudolf I: his ascent to become the head of the Holy Roman Empire. With his election as Roman-German king and seizure of the Austrian lands Rudolf secured his descendants a place in the first division of the princes of the Empire. After the extinction of the Hohenstaufens and in the face of the turmoil of the interregnum it was in the interests ...
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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. Categories: 1210s births. 1291 deaths. Kings and Queens in Germany.
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.
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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.
