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Rudolf I of Germany

1218 - 1291

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Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany of the Habsburg dynasty from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which had begun after the death of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II in 1250. Originally a Swabian count, he was the first Habsburg to acquire the duchies of Austria and Styria in opposition to his mighty rival, the Přemyslid king Ottokar II of Bohemia, whom he defeated in the 1278 Battle on the Marchfeld. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf I of Germany has received more than 653,954 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Rudolf I of Germany is the 858th most popular politician (down from 704th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Germany (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 68th most popular German Politician.

Rudolf I of Germany is most famous for being the Holy Roman Emperor from 1273 to 1291.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rudolf I of Germany ranks 858 out of 19,576. Before him are Amadeo I of Spain, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Jalal Talabani, Gordian III, Gwangjong of Goryeo, and Barbara of Cilli. After him are William III of England, Diane de Poitiers, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Julius Nepos, Kliment Voroshilov, and Lev Kamenev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1218, Rudolf I of Germany ranks 1. After him are Abel, King of Denmark, Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, Emperor Chūkyō, Manuel I of Trebizond, Kujō Yoritsune, John I, Count of Hainaut, and Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1291, Rudolf I of Germany ranks 2. Before him is Saadi Shirazi. After him are Arghun, Eleanor of Provence, Alfonso III of Aragon, Solamish, Guillaume de Beaujeu, Talabuga, Herman VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Joan, Countess of Blois.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf I of Germany ranks 239 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Georgius Agricola (1494), and Erich Hartmann (1922). After him are Paul Heyse (1830), Herbert Marcuse (1898), Carl Schmitt (1888), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), and Leopold von Ranke (1795).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Rudolf I of Germany ranks 68. Before him are Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Walter Ulbricht (1893), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), and Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710). After him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Valentinian II (371), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), and Arnulf of Carinthia (850).

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