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   Judith, Queen of Bohemia. House. Habsburg. Father. Albert IV, Count of Habsburg. Mother. Hedwig of Kyburg. 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.

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   Apr 4, 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. A partisan of the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman emperor ...

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   Who was Rudolf I?

   • 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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   When was Rudolf crowned King?

   • 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 over much of Lorraine and Alsace.

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   Who was Rudolf of Hapsburg?

   • 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.

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   Who was Rudolf the king of Bohemia?

   • Rudolf was a compromise candidate for the imperial office. In 1273 the strongest prince in the empire was the Premysl line's Ottocar II, King of Bohemia. In order to block Bohemian power, the electoral princes turned to Rudolf.

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4. www.habsburger.net › en › chapterRudolf I of Habsburg: From ‘poor count’ to King of the Romans

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   By the 1260s, far from being a ‘poor count’, he was the most powerful man in the region. According to one legend, Emperor Frederick II was his godfather. In 1272, the death of one of the last rival kings, Richard of Cornwall, created a need for a new, strong ruler. While there were two possible candidates in the form of the French king ...

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   Jun 11, 2018 · Rudolf I. 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. The "emperors" who reigned between 1250 and ...

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   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. In January 888 he was crowned king at the abbey of St. Maurice d’Agaune and quickly extended his rule over much of ...

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   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. With him, the Habsburgs moved from their ...