Rudolf (Rodolf I). King of Germany, founder of the Habsburg Dynasty. Born in 1218. Elected emperor in 1273 and, by his concessions to Gregory X at his coronation, ended the feud with the pope. A war with Ottocar, king of Bohemia, was terminated by the defeat and death of the latter in 1278. His son, Wenceslaus, did homage to Rudolf for Bohemia and Moravia. Rudolf curbed the power of the nobles, and granted charters to many town. Died 1291.

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