Rudolf IV of Austria

Rudolf IV der Stifter (the Founder) (born November 1, 1339 in Vienna, died July 27, 1365 in Milan) was a member of the House of Habsburg and Duke and self-proclaimed Archduke of Austria from 1358 to 1365. Image File history File links Rudolf_IV.jpg Rudolf IV. of Austria Anonymous portrait Gallery: Erzbischöflichen Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, Wien Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Rudolf_IV.jpg Rudolf IV. of Austria Anonymous portrait Gallery: Erzbischöflichen Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, Wien Source: http://www. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Events Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan Births Duke Rudolf IV of Austria, the Founder, on November 1 Deaths Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, on February 17 Categories: 1339 ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births Christine de Pizan, noted author Deaths Duke Rudolf IV of Austria the Founder, died July 27 Office holders Holy Roman Empire - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) Austria - Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Categories: 1365 ... Location within Italy Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... This is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. ... Archduke - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Events Jacquerie. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births Christine de Pizan, noted author Deaths Duke Rudolf IV of Austria the Founder, died July 27 Office holders Holy Roman Empire - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) Austria - Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Categories: 1365 ...

The oldest son of Albert II. and Johanna von Pfirt, he was a member of the third generation of Habsburg dukes in Austria. He was the first of his line born in the country and considered it his home, which contributed to his popularity considerably. One of the most energetic and active rulers of Austria in the late middle ages, it was said of him that he already had the air of a king as a young man. Albert II of Austria (born December 12, 1298 on the Habsburg (Aargau); died August 16, 1358 in Vienna; known as the Wise or the Lame) was Duke of Austria. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

He was married to Catharine of Bohemia, which made him the son-in-law of Emperor Charles IV. His eagerness to compete with his father-in-law, who extended Prague to a radiant center of culture, was an important motivation of his plans and decisions. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...

As Charles did with Prague, Rudolf desired to raise the importance of Vienna, which is stressed in many of the documents of his time. Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ...

One thing that had bothered all Austrian dukes for more than a century was the fact Vienna was not the residence of a bishop, but still part of the diocesis of Passau. This state of affairs was considered awkward for a ducal residence. With the Bishops of Passau having excellent connections to the Pope, the project to establish a bishopric in Vienna was bound to fail. Instead, Rudolf resorted to something which could be considered imposture: He initatiated the creation of a Metropolitan Chapter at the Cathedral of Saint Stephan (which, according to the name, should be assinged to a bishop), whose members wore red garment as cardinals do. The provost of the chapter received the title of an Archchancellor of Austria. A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Old Town of Passau Passau (Latin: Batavia) is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... St. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... Provost (through O. Fr. ...

The extension of the Cathedral of Saint Stephan itself was no bluff, with the construction of its gothic nave being started under Rudolf's rule. Rudolf had himself be depicted at the cathedral's entrance. The construction efforts can be seen as an attempt to compete with St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. St. ... See also Gothic art. ... Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... Saint Vitus Cathedral is a cathedral in Prague, seat of the Archbishop of Prague. ...

Similarly, the University of Vienna, which was founded by Rudolf in 1365 was expected to match the Charles University of Prague founded by Charles IV only in 1348. It is still known as Alma Mater Rudolphina today and, with the German section of the University of Prague abolished after World War II, it is the oldest continuing German-language university. However, a faculty of theology, which was considered crucial for a university at that time, could only be established after Rudolf's death in 1385. University of Vienna, main building, seen from Beethovens apartment The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) in Austria was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births Christine de Pizan, noted author Deaths Duke Rudolf IV of Austria the Founder, died July 27 Office holders Holy Roman Empire - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) Austria - Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Categories: 1365 ... The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ...

Many other measures were introduced by Rudolf to improve the economy of Vienna, such as the mayor's duty to supervise sales of real property, which was meant to prevent sales to the dead hand, i.e. economically unproductive church ownership. Rudolf also managed to establish a relatively stable currency, the so-called Wiener Pfennig (Vienna Penny). A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

Rudolf is most known for another bluff, the forgery of the Privilegium Maius, which de facto put him on par with the electors of the Holy Roman Empire after Austria had not received an electorship in the Golden Bull. The title of Archduke, which was invented at this opportunity, became a honorific of all princes of the house of Habsburg in the 16th century. Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... The Privilegium Maius was a document forged at the behest of Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (1358-1365), which was essentially a modified version of the Privilegium Minus of 1156, which had elevated Austria to a Duchy. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... The Golden Bull of 1356 was a decree issued by a Reichstag in Nuremberg headed by Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (see Diet of Nuremberg) that fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, an important aspect of the constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Archduke - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

In 1363, he entered into a contract of inheritance with Countess Margarete Maultasch of the Tyrol, which brought the Tyrol under Austrian rule after her death, as she did not have any descendants. Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 - 1363 - 1364 1365 1366 1367 1368 See also: 1363 state leaders Events Magnus II, King of Sweden, is deposed by Albert of Mecklenburg. ... Margarete Maultasch (born 1318; died October 3, 1369 in Vienna) was the last Countess of Tyrol from the Meinhardiner dynasty. ... This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ...

He also concluded a contract of inheritance with his father-in-law, namely the so-called Contract of Inheritance of Brünn of 1364, which provided for mutual inheritance between the houses of Habsburg and Luxemburg. Brno   listen[?] (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second-largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Foundation of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Cracow) The Breton War of Succession... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...

In spite of the high-flying (and maybe sometimes megalomanic) character of his plans, he managed to modernize his territories and his residential city, the prominence of which considered markedly. His untimely death stopped his plans, as his brothers Albert III and Leopold III, who should have ruled jointly under the Rudolfinische Hausordnung (Rudolfinian House Rules), began to quarrel without remorse and decided to split up the territory between themselves in 1379. Albert III (born September 9, 1349 in Vienna; died August 29, 1395 on Castle Laxenburg; known as Albert with the Pigtail) was a duke of Austria. ... Leopold III (born November 1, 1351 in Vienna; died July 9, 1386 in Sempach) from the Habsburg family was a Duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia. ... Events Robert of Geneva, the butcher of Cesena was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon. ...

His portrait, the first Half Frontal Portrait of the Occident, can hardly be overestimated in its importance for the History of Art. It had been on display above his grave in St. Stephen's Cathetral for several decades after his death, but can now be seen in the Museum of the Archdiocesis of Vienna. Apart from the (invented) archdukal crown, the foreshortening of which the artist did not completely master, the portrait is completely realistic. Even the duke's incipient facioplegia is shown. Roman-Egyptian funeral portrait of a young boy A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. ... Occident has a number of meanings. ... History of art usually refers to the history of the visual arts. ...

Rudolph is also remembered for founding Novo Mesto, the German name of which the town being Rudolfswert in his honor. Novo mesto with Krka river Novo mesto is a municipality and town in the Republic of Slovenia. ...

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References

• Wilhelm Baum: Rudolf IV. der Stifter. Seine Welt und seine Zeit, Graz-Wien-Köln 1996
• Website of the Museum of the Archdiocesis of Vienna