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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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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.
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Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg (German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 – July 15, 1291) was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg family to a leading position among the German feudal dynasties. Early life.
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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.
The election of Rudolf of Habsburg as Roman-German King took place at the close of a period that is often described as the Great Interregnum. The year 1250 had seen the death of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II, who is regarded as one of the most important rulers of the later medieval period.
After the extinction of the Hohenstaufens and in the face of the turmoil of the interregnum it was in the interests of the princes to create order and a clear state of affairs. Their choice fell on Rudolf of Habsburg. Rudolf was elected head of the Empire in Frankfurt on 1 October 1273.
Jun 11, 2018 · 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.
