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  Rudolph I of Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Rudolph I (Rudolph of Hapsburg) (1218-1291), German king, son of Albert IV, count of Habsburg, and Hedwig, daughter of Ulrich count of Kyburg, was born at Limburg an der Lahn on May 1, 1218.
At length the hostility of the princes was overcome, and in December 1282 Rudolph invested his sons Albert and Rudolph with the duchies of Austria and Styria at Augsburg, and so laid the foundations of the greatness of the house of Habsburg.
Rudolph died at Speyer on the July 15, 1291 and was buried in the cathedral of that city.
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 Rudolph I - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Rudolph was crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle on the 24th of October 1273, and the feast which followed has been described by Schiller in Der Graf von Hapsburg.
Ottakar was then invested with Bohemia by Rudolph, and his son Wenceslaus was betrothed to a daughter of the German king, who made a triumphal entry into Vienna.
Rudolph died at Spires on the 15th of July 1291 and was buried in the cathedral of that city.
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 Habsburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Between Albrecht IV and his brother Rudolph III, the Habsburg properties were split, with Albrecht keeping the Aargau and the western parts, the eastern parts going to Rudolph III.
Rudolph II, son of Rudolph I, duke of Austria and Styria together with his brother 1282 - 1283, was dispossessed by his brother, who eventually would be murdered by one of Rudolph's sons.
After the death of Rudolph IV, his brothers Albert III and Leopold III ruled the Habsburg possessions together from 1365 until 1379, when they split the territories in the Treaty of Neuberg, Albert keeping the Duchy of Austria and Leopold ruling over Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, the Windish March, Tyrol, and Further Austria.
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 Hapsburg Absolutism
Zrínyi Miklós was the one who realised this and described the hopeless situation of the Hungarian nation between the upper and the nether milestone/between the devil and the deep sea/ i.e.
1707 saw renewed Hapsburg counter-attacks and the insurgents were driven back to the southern part of Transylvania, and to the territories between the Danube and the Tisza and east of the Tisza.
The 1707 parliament declared the dethronement of the Hapsburg house.
www3.europole.u-nancy.fr /anglais/HO/hungary/1_3_1_07.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Novo Mesto (Civic Municipality, Slovenia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Rudolph IV of Hapsburg, Duke of Austria in 1358, Archduke of Austria in 1363, died in 1365.
Rudolph had high ambitions and even fabricated documents allegedly bestowing privileges on Austria by Julius Caesar: among the expert witnesses who condemned them was the poet Petrarch.
General: The coat of arms of the Civic Municipality of Novo Mesto represents its founder Archduke Rudolph IV, robed in red, seated on a golden throne, standing on a green floor, all in a silver shield.
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 Unbenanntes Dokument   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Rudolph of Hapsburg, heir to the throne of the Austrian emperor and Hungarian king, was born in 1858.
Rudolph was small and slim, he had thin hair, sharp features and a fleeting nervous system; he was animated by ideals without reality and he tended to exaggerate the positiv and the negativ side of the situations, depending of his humour.
Rudolph shooted her and then he turned the arm against himself.
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 GedBrowser   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
They had a son, Heinrich, wh o lived in the castle, and was not bothered by Rudolph of Hapsburg who destroyed more then si xty castles along the Rhine.
A family legend tells of a George Reitenauer (parents not known), a knight in the 1200s, serving bravely in the sevices of Rudolph of Hapsburg was believe d to be the reason for this protection.
The family of Rudolph I (1218-1291) of Hapsburg wer e of Swiss origin and upon the death of his father, Albert IV, in 1239 became Count of Uppe r Alsace.
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 Mayerling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
The story was based on the tragic real-life story of Hapsburg Crown Prince Rudolph and his mistress, Baroness Marie Vetsera.
Prince Rudolph (Boyer), continually rebelling against his father, Emperor Franz Joseph (Jean Dax), is forced into an arranged marriage designed to "keep him under control." All this fails when Rudolph meets the beautiful Marie (Danielle Darrieux).
One of Rudolph's enemies arranges for Marie to be taken away to Trieste for a "rest cure." Rudolph sinks into a drunken depression, snapping out of it only when Marie returns.
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 Hughes: Albert the Great, 5
When he was restored to his old and much loved mode of life, he began at once to write books and to instruct the ignorant, living in an observance of the Rule which was all the more perfect according as he had advanced higher in the ranks of the priesthood and the mastership.
But on his death, succession to the dignity was disputed, and ultimately Rudolph of Hapsburg, of a different family, received the votes of the Electors.
There, besides effecting the recognition of Rudolph of Hapsburg as Emperor, he did a good deal by his eloquence and the weight of his erudition and prudence to bring about the reconciliation with the Greeks.
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 In Search of William Tell
In desperation, the community appealed, in 1257, to a neighboring nobleman, Count Rudolph von Hapsburg, to settle a feud among warring clans.
Still, more than 20 years passed after the Oath of Rütli before the Hapsburgs bothered to send an actual army to bring the insolent peasants to their senses and 60 years before they sent a second one.
Moved in part by his fight against their shared enemy the Hapsburgs, French revolutionaries named a street after him in Paris at about the same time they were beheading Queen Marie Antoinette, who had been born a Hapsburg princess.
www.kidscastle.si.edu /issues/2004/august/search.php?page=3   (868 words)

  
 History of Germany and its German Heritage
Some of the rulers seemed little concerned about Germany, dividing their time between Sicily and the Crusades, and Frederick II, one of the ablest of medieval rulers, was not in Germany for fifteen consecutive years.
The Rise of the Hapsburgs and its Heritage in Germany: The period between the death of Conrad IV in 1254 and the election of Rudolph of Hapsburg in 1273 is known as the Great Interregnum.
During the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries the intellectual forces of the Renaissance were beginning to be felt in Germany, notably in the invention of movable type by Gutenberg at Mainz {about 1454}.
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 Hoffmann Acquisition (Getty Press Release)
One of the very few known oil paintings by the artist, it was commissioned in 1585 by Emperor Rudolph II Hapsburg, King of Hungary and Bohemia.
Measuring 24 1/4 by 30 3/4 inches, the engaging painting depicts a golden brown hare in a verdant clearing at the edge of a pine forest, chewing a leaf from a nearby stand of Lady's Mantle.
Many of the greatest living scientists and artists were employed at Rudolph's court, in Prague, where Hoffmann was appointed court painter in 1585.
www.getty.edu /news/press/exhibit/hare.html   (674 words)

  
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On the other hand, at the clove of July, 1273, he addressed to the German eleAorr the mandate to hold a new election promptly, and threatened, were this avoided, himself to appoint a king.
Count Rudolph of Hapsburg was accordingly elected at Frankfort, Oct. 1, 1273.
Rudolph of Hapsburg was recognized by Gregory in a written proclamation dated Sept. 26, 1274.
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 Jewish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Torn between his need for funds and pressure from the Church, he adopted a policy of accepting gifts for favors.
Rudolph reconfirmed the Old Jewish Charters in Austria and Rutushion and forbade forcible baptism.
However, he banned the public appearance of Jews during Holy Week and did little to stop attacks on Jews in Bavaria, Franconia and the Rhineland (1283-87).
www.jewishhistory.org.il /1270.htm   (545 words)

  
 New Catholic Dictionary: Salzburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
The diocese became an archbishopric in 798, and this period marks the beginning of the temporal sovereignty of the archbishops who obtained possession of an extensive territory and many secular privileges, including the coining of money.
Through Conrad III (12th century) they received the rank of papal legate, and in 1278 were appointed princes of the empire by Rudolph of Hapsburg.
The principality was secularized in 1802, made a duchy of the Austrian Empire in 1849, and is now part of the Austrian Republic.
www.catholic-forum.com /Saints/ncd07570.htm   (145 words)

  
 Twisted History, One Day at a Time - 1 May 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
The Hapsburg Dynasty was started by Rudolph, born on this day, and held together by his heirs for nearly 650 years.
1218 - Rudolph of Hapsburg, German politician - In the late 13th century the role of the emperor of Europe vis-a-vis the Pope was in flux, and several kings contended for election.
He was first of the Hapsburgs, a dynasty that continued, in some form, until World War I. Died July 1291.
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 Faculty of Economics in Cheb - Cheb
Using the claim to inheritance as a pretext, Premysl Otakar II invaded the once Slavonic territory in 1266 and temporarily annexed it to Bohemia.
Until 1305 the region was administered by Vaclav II, Otakar´s son, who gained control over it as part of the dowry of his wife Guta, a daughter of the Emperor Rudolph of Hapsburg.
Although the town was repeatedly taken by the German Empire after Vaclav´s death, the inhabitants of Cheb maintained good relations with Bohemia and, after the Premyslid dynasty, became growingly concerned about stability.
www.fek.zcu.cz /eng/cheb.htm   (726 words)

  
 New Catholic Dictionary: Innocent V, Blessed Pope
Born c.1225 in Tarentaise, France as Petrus a Tarentasia; died in 1276 in Rome, Italy.
He was known, prior to his election, as the "most famous doctor." The author of several works on philosophy, theology, and canon law, he sought to bring about peace between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, Pisa and Lucca, Rudolph of Hapsburg and Charles of Anjou.
At the second Council of Lyons he endeavored to consolidate the union of the Greeks with Rome.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd00216.htm   (77 words)

  
 Franz Grillparzer biography
This failure Grillparzer laid to the oppressive rule of Metternich.
In König Ottokars Glück und Ende the dramatist portrayed the rivalry between Rudolph of Hapsburg and Ottokar of Bohemia.
For two years the censor kept this play waiting, on the ground that it was unseemly to put the founder of the dynasty on the stage.
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In 1828 an organization in Vienna was formed which was called the “Saint Leopold Foundation.” The plan was then, to operate under the mask of religion, which would insure its safety from any governmental interference and they hoped to accomplish by intrigue and innuendo what could not be done by bullets and bayonets.
The Hapsburg family of Austria was the most powerful Roman Catholic ruling family in Europe and consequently the most cruel, despotic, and reactionary, and had the American people not been so absorbed in the upbuilding of the Republic, they would have detected the hypocrisy of this “holy” fraud - the Saint Leopold Foundation.
The “blessing” was conveyed at a pontifical high mass in Vienna, January, 1829, at which all of the royalty was in attendance, and the happy occasion was closed by a grand ball in the palace at night.
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 Christian History Handbook: Medieval: Lecture Twenty-one   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
While he was loyal to the Capetian king Louis IX who led the Crusade he had little patience for the king's brother Charles of Anjou who was present in Italy.
Gregory X countered Charles by countenancing the Royal election in Germany of Count Rudolph of Hapsburg and offering to crown Rudolph as Roman Emperor.
In preparation Rudolph repeated the promises and concessions made by the last Hohenstaufen, Frederick II, as well as renouncing any rights to southern Italy in favor of Charles of Anjou.
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 Chapter 3
The plan was then, to operate under the mask of religion, which would insure its safety from any governmental interference and they hoped to accomplish by intrigue and innuendo what could not be done by bullets and bayonets.
The Hapsburg family of Austria was the most powerful Roman Catholic ruling family in Europe and consequently the most cruel, despotic and reactionary, and had the American people not been so absorbed in the upbuilding of the Republic, they would have detected the hypocrisy of this holy fraud—the Saint Leopold Foundation.
One of the Hapsburg brothers, Prince Rudolph, was a member of the Roman Curia, the Cardinal Rudolph Hapsburg, of Olmutz.
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 rudolph the red nosed reindeer the legend - Online Tips rudolph the red nosed reindeer the legend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
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 World Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Marco Polo-along with his father, Niccolo, and uncle Matteo- begin a journey to India and the Far East in 1271.
The Great Interregnum of the Holy Roman Empire, which began with the death of the last Hohenstaufen King, in 1254, ends in 1273 when Rudolph I is crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle by Pope Gregory X.
With the accession of Rudolph of Hapsburg, the Hapsburgs begin their reign in Austria, establishing a Dynasty that will rule in Europe until 1918.
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 Sotheby's - Services & Information - Investor Relations
Auctioneer Henry Wyndham, Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, opened the bidding at $600,000 and a battle ensued between an anonymous phone bidder and Christopher Apostle of Sotheby’s, who was bidding on the phone for The Getty, pushing the price over its high estimate of $1.5 million.
The role of the patron played a significant part in the evolution and continuation of Renaissance art, and a wider spectrum of society participated in development of art and culture than had done since Antiquity.
A Hare in the Forest was commissioned by Rudolf II Hapsburg, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the greatest art patron in the world at the time.
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 village
These changes of ownership were brought about by inheritance, royal decree, direct sale, war, or church dictum from Rome.
For a time the Hapsburgs of Austria controlled the area.
Then King Rudolph von Hapsburg presented the land to Gerhard I and then Gerhard II, who controlled it for 100 years.
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 Empire Triumphant over Avarice
This statuette was made for the Hapsburg emperor Rudolph II in Prague, after de Vries had been appointed a court artist.
An allegorical figure of Empire holds the wreath of victory over a vanquished figure of Avarice, a money bag at her feet.
In the early 1600s Rudolph was in a weakened political position and hard pressed to pay for his wars against the Turks.
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 The Baldwin Project: The History of Germany by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
Therefore, upon Rudolph's death, they rejected Albert and chose Adolphus, Count of Nassau, as King.
Adolphus was a poor Count, poorer even than Rudolph had been when he came to the throne, and he won the crown by the help of the clergy, chiefly by that of the Archbishop of Mainz.
So the Archbishop began to urge the princes of the realm to depose Adolphus and make Albert, Duke of Austria, the son of Rudolph of Hapsburg, King instead.
www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=marshall&book=germany&story=adolfus1   (686 words)

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