Rudolf II (Habsburg)

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Rudolf II., Count of Habsburg , called the Kind († before April 10, 1232 ) was Landgrave in Alsace , Count in Aargau , Frickgau , in parts of Zurichgau and Lord of Laufenburg .

Rudolf was the only son of Albrecht III. and Ita von Pfullendorf-Bregenz , the daughter of Rudolf von Pfullendorf . After the death of his father in 1199 he became Count of Habsburg. He was the grandfather of Rudolf I , the first Habsburg king of the Holy Roman Empire .

Around 1200, Rudolf initially took part in the German throne controversy at Otto IV's side , but later went over to the Hohenstaufen camp and had a personal relationship with Emperor Friedrich II. In 1218, Rudolf left the imperial bailiwick of Uri to Rudolf .

family

Rudolf's wife was Agnes von Staufen (* around 1165/1170, † before 1232), not from the Hohenstaufer family , but from the Stoufen ., Daughter of Gottfried von Staufen

  • Werner (IV., Died childless)
  • Albrecht IV the Wise , Count of Habsburg
  • Rudolf III. , Count von Laufenburg, progenitor of the Laufenburg line
  • Gertrude (also Gertrudis, exp. 1223–1241) ∞ Count Ludwig III. (adult 1196; † 1256/1259, buried in Zofingen ) von Frohburg
  • Heilwig (also Helwiga), († April 30, 1260) ∞ Count Hermann III. von Frohburg († 1236/1237); her daughter was Sophie von Frohburg († after 1263), wife of Walther von Klingen .

See also

Web links

Commons : Rudolf II.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brigitte Hamann , Georg Hamann: The Habsburgs. A biographical lexicon. Amalthea Signum Verlag, Vienna 2016, preview on Google Books .
  2. ↑ Hans Ulrich Fisch's book of arms . Aarau 1622, Růdolph the other name , p. 31 ( Aargau State Archives, V / 4-1985 / 0001: 31r ).
predecessor Office successor
Albrecht III. Count of Habsburg
1199–1232 		Albrecht IV.
personal data
SURNAME Rudolf II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rudolf the Kind; Rudolf II, Count Habsburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Habsburg, Duke of Laufenburg, Zurichgau and Aargau and Landgrave in Alsace
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1232