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2 days ago · Signature. Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg . Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways: [1] an ineffectual ...
3 days ago · In 1002-04, Bohemia was invaded twice by Poland. Bohemia was annexed to Poland (1002-04): May 1002 – February 1003: Vladivoj (Władywoj), son of Mieszko I of Poland; March 1003–1004: Bolesław I the Brave, King of Poland. Jaromír. c. 970. Second son of Boleslaus II and Adiva. 1004 – 12 April 1012.
6 days ago · The Principality of Opava ( Czech: Opavské knížectví; Polish: Księstwo Opawskie) or Duchy of Troppau ( German: Herzogtum Troppau) was a historic territory split off from the Margraviate of Moravia before 1269 [1] by King Ottokar II of Bohemia to provide for his natural son, Nicholas I. The Opava territory thus had not been part of the ...
1 day ago · Rudolf I († July 15, 1291 in Speyer) was Count of Habsburg as Rudolf IV from about 1240 and the first Roman-German king from the Habsburg dynasty from 1273 to 1291. The death of Emperor Frederick II in December 1250 marked the beginning of the so-called interregnum ("inter-royal period"), during which royal rule in the empire was only weak.
5 days ago · After a final defeat of Rudolf in Bohemia in 1611, Matthias was crowned king of Bohemia. Rudolf’s death in 1612 finally ended the conflict. After Matthias had been elected emperor, his principal councillor, Cardinal Klesl, tried in vain to arrange an agreement with the Protestants in Germany.
4 days ago · Germany - Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne, Feudalism: When in 911 Louis the Child, last of the East Frankish Carolingians, died without leaving a male heir, it seemed quite possible that his kingdom would break into pieces. In at least three of the duchies—Bavaria, Saxony, and Franconia—the ducal families were established in the leadership of their regions; in Swabia (Alemannia) two houses ...
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4 days ago · Germany - Constitutional Conflicts, 14th Century: The death of Henry VII led to a disputed election and a civil war in Germany. The electors’ impulse to choose another lesser count as king was checked by the houses of Habsburg and Luxembourg, which pressured the prince-electors to choose between their candidates. The pro-Habsburg majority elected Frederick the Handsome, duke of Austria. The ...
