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Coffin of Rudolf and his wife in the Ducal Crypt, Vienna. 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 ...
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Rudolf IV, ‘the Founder’. Duke of Austria and Styria, Carinthia and Carniola (reigned 1358–1365); from 1365 also Count of Tyrol. Born in Vienna on 1 November 1339. Died in Milan on 27 July 1365. Duke Rudolf IV was the most influential Habsburg of the fourteenth century. Despite his short life of only twenty-six years he put an enduring ...
Feb 15, 2022 · -The background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Fq9t7i4wQ -Archduke Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 Ja...
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In 1349 Duke Albrecht II summoned the lords of his dukedoms to Vienna to take an oath of allegiance to his ten-year-old son Rudolf. Only four years later Rudolf was given official duties and spent a number of years administering the Habsburgs’ western possessions before finally coming to Vienna in 1358 to enter into his father’s inheritance.
Duke Rudolf IV founded the University of Vienna in 1365. It was a matter of prestige for the duke, who realized that a university could have immense importance for his land. The University of Vienna was intended to invest its founder with glory, just as the University of Paris reflected the splendour of the French kings. It was intended as a rival to the university at Prague,
