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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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Rudolf I (born May 1, 1218, Limburg-im-Breisgau [Germany]—died July 15, 1291, Speyer) 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 | Die Welt der Habsburger. 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 (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. Quick Facts King of the Romans King of Germany, Reign ...
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.
Rudolf I 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. In January 888 he was crowned king at the abbey of St. Maurice d’Agaune and quickly extended his rule.
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 ...