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Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder ( German: der Stifter ), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke ), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from 1364 until his death.
Duke Rudolf IV, 1360/65 The most dazzling Habsburg of the fourteenth century was not a king but ‘merely’ a duke. Although he died at the age of only twenty-six, the cultural and political heritage he left behind him was to be of formative importance for the future of Austria.
Coffin of Rudolf and his wife in the Ducal Crypt, Vienna. Rudolf IV , also called Rudolf the Founder , was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria , Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from 1364 until his death.
Apr 27, 2022 · In 1363, Rudolf entered into a contract of inheritance with Countess Margarete Maultasch of the Tyrol, which brought the Tyrol under Austrian rule only after her death in 1369 since her brother-in-law Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria had invaded the country.
- "The Ingenious"
- Vienna, Austria
- November 01, 1339
- July 27, 1365 (25)Milano, Milano, Italy
Rudolf IV, ‘the Founder’. Duke of Austria and Styria, Carinthia and Carniola (reigned 1358–1365); from 1365 also Count of Tyrol. Born in Vienna on 1 November 1339. Died in Milan on 27 July 1365. Duke Rudolf IV was the most influential Habsburg of the fourteenth century.
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Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (German: der Stifter), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from 1364 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia.
Other articles where Rudolf IV is discussed: archduke: …(Pfalz-Erzherzog) was first assumed by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, on the strength of a forged privilege, in the hope of gaining for the dukes of Austria an equal status with the electors of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor Charles IV refused to recognize the title, and it was…
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