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- Born in Vienna, Rudolf was the eldest son of Duke Albert II of Austria and Joanna of Pfirt.
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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.
Rudolf also extended the territories under Habsburg rule. Taking advantage of the friendly relations that his father Albrecht had entertained with the Wittelsbachs, who were rulers of Tyrol, he concluded a treaty of inheritance that enabled him to acquire Tyrol from Margaret ‘Maultasch’.
Rudolf thus became the son-in-law of King Charles IV. In 1355 Rudolf’s father Albrecht II declared a rule of inheritance (the Albertine House Rule) that was intended to prevent the looming division of the Habsburg power base and the weakening of the position of the dynasty as a whole.
Father of: Rudolph II of Habsburg (d. 1232) Father of: Albrecht IV of Habsburg, (d. 1239 / 1240); father of Rudolph IV of Habsburg, who would later become king Rudolph I of Germany. Between Albrecht IV and his brother Rudolph III, the Habsburg properties were split, with Albrecht keeping the Aargau and the western parts, the eastern parts going ...
Today the founding father of the Habsburg dynasty is regarded as having been Guntram the Rich, lord of Muri (in the present-day Swiss canton Aargau), who is thought to have lived in the tenth century and probably came from Alsace. Even at this time the Habsburgs had large possessions on the upper reaches of the Rhine and in Aargau.
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.
Dec 11, 2023 · After centuries of forging alliances with other families and nobles, Rudolf IV of Habsburg became king in 1273 AD. After 10 years on the throne, he granted his two sons direct rule over Styria and Austria. From this point forward, the name Habsburg would forever be associated with these two kingdoms. Holy Roman Emperor.
