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- Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, nicknamed Rudolf the Blind, (c. 1307 – 6 December 1370 in Wittenberg) was a member of the House of Ascania.
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Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, nicknamed Rudolf the Blind, (c. 1307 – 6 December 1370 in Wittenberg) was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1356 until his death.
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, nicknamed Rudolf the Blind, ( c. 1307 – 6 December 1370 in Wittenberg) was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1356 until his death.
Upon the death of Margrave Henry III of Meissen in 1288, Duke Albert II applied at his father-in-law King Rudolph I for the enfeoffment of his son and heir Rudolph with the Saxon County palatine on the Unstrut river, which ensued a long lasting dispute with the eager clan of the House of Wettin.
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg primary name: Rudolf II other name: (Duke) Saxe-Wittenberg
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, nicknamed Rudolf the Blind, ( – 6 December 1370 in Wittenberg) was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1356 until his death.
Rudolf I ( c. 1284 – 12 March 1356), a member of the House of Ascania, was Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1298 until his death. By the Golden Bull of 1356 he was acknowledged as Elector of Saxony .
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Rudolf II. Elector of Saxony and Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg. image. coat of arms image. Upload media. Wikipedia. Date of birth. 1307 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584)