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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. Categories: 1210s births. 1291 deaths. Kings and Queens in Germany.
RUDOLPH I. (1218–1291), German king, son of Albert IV. count of Habsburg, and Hedwig, daughter of Ulrich count of Kyburg, was born at Limburg on the 1st of May 1218. At his father’s death in 1239 Rudolph inherited the family estates in Alsace, and in 1245 he married Gertrude, daughter of Burkhard III. count of Hohenberg.
On 28 June 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo resulted in Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against the Kingdom of Serbia, which was an ally of the Russian Empire. This activated a system of alliances declaring war on each other, which resulted in World War I. Franz Joseph died in 1916, after ruling his domains ...
- 2 December 1848 – 21 November 1916
- Princess Sophie of Bavaria
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1914: Albert Einstein moved to Berlin. 28 July: World War I: Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. 4 August: World War I: The United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Blockade of Germany: The United Kingdom established a blockade of war materiel and foodstuffs bound for Germany. 30 August
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Arabic: رُودُلْف, romanized: rūdulfRoyalty and nobility
1. Rudolph, Count of Ponthieu(died 866) 2. Rudolph II of Burgundy(880–937) 3. Rudolph of France(c. 890–936), reigned 923–936 4. Rudolf of Rheinfelden (1025–1080), Duke of Swabia 5. Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg(died 1232) 6. Rudolf I of Germany(1218–1291) 7. Rudolf II, Duke of Austria(1270–1290) 8. Rudolph I of Bohemia(1281–1307) 9. Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine(1306–1353) 10. Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine(1320–1346) 11. Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria(1339–1365) 12. Rudolph II, Holy Roman Em...
Religious figures
1. Rudolf of Fulda, 9th-century monk, writer and theologian 2. Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen(1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine 3. Rudolf Baláž(1940–2011). Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica from 1990 until his death in 2011 4. Rudolph Grossman(1867–1927), Austrian-American rabbi
Wartime figures and military leaders
1. Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army, the last Imperial Minister for War to the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I 2. Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff 3. Rodolfo Graziani, prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Regio Esercito (Royal Army) and the Minister of National Defence of the Italian Social Republic 4. Rudolph B. Davila, United States...
Athletes
1. Ernie Rudolph(1909–2003), American baseball pitcher 2. Gergely Rudolf(born 1985), Hungarian football player 3. Jack Rudolph (American football)(1938–2019), American football player 4. Jacques Rudolph(born 1981), South African cricketer 5. Kyle Rudolph(born 1989), American football player 6. Mason Rudolph (American football)(born 1995), American football player 7. Mason Rudolph (golfer)(1934–2011), American golfer 8. Nils Rudolph(born 1965), German freestyle swimmer 9. Travis Rudolph(born 1...
In film and television
1. Alan Rudolph(born 1943), American film director and screenwriter 2. Maya Rudolph(born 1972), American actress and comedian 3. William Rudolph(died 1975), American film technician
In science and technology
1. Arthur Rudolph(1906–1996), German rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V 2. Emanuel David Rudolph(1927–1992), American botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany
The name's first element, *Hrōþi, can also be found in: 1. Robert, Roger, Roland, Roderick, Roman, Rose, Rodney Other names also meaning "fame", "glory", "praise", "honour": 1. Stephen / Steven 2. Louis / Lewis / Ludwig 3. Raymond 4. Tim / Timothy 5. Michael 6. Sonny 7. Lothar 8. Waldemar/Vladimir 9. Morgan 10. Neil / Niles / Nolan 11. Gustav 12. J...
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- "fame-wolf", "glory-wolf"
These various sources of wealth and influence had rendered Rudolph the most powerful prince in south-western Germany when, in the autumn of 1273, the princes met to elect a king. His election at Frankfurt on the 29th of September 1273 was largely due to the efforts of his brother-in-law, Frederick III of Hohenzollern , burgrave of Nuremberg .
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