Battle of Marchfeld

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battle medieval battle

The Battle of Marchfeld was a decisive 1278 clash near Dürnkrut in which Rudolf I of Habsburg defeated and killed King Ottokar II of Bohemia, securing Habsburg dominance in Austria and Central Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Marchfeld canonical	4
Battle on the Marchfeld	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
allyOfRudolf	Kipchak-Cuman ⓘ surface form: Hungarian Cumans Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen ⓘ Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ surface form: Battle on the Marchfeld
belligerent	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Holy Roman Empire (Rudolfian faction) Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ King Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ surface form: Ottokar II of Bohemia Rudolf I of Germany ⓘ surface form: Rudolf I of Habsburg
commander	King Ladislaus IV of Hungary ⓘ King Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ surface form: Ottokar II of Bohemia Rudolf I of Germany ⓘ surface form: Rudolf I of Habsburg
conflictType	feudal succession conflict ⓘ
country	Duchy of Austria ⓘ
date	1278-08-26 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Habsburg acquisition of the Duchy of Austria ⓘ Habsburg acquisition of the Duchy of Styria ⓘ
hasAftermath	consolidation of Habsburg hereditary lands in Austria ⓘ weakening of Bohemian influence in Central Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod	13th century ⓘ
killedPerson	King Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ surface form: Ottokar II of Bohemia
locatedInPresentDay	Austria ⓘ
opponentOfRudolf	Duchy of Austria ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Austria (Ottokar’s rule) Duchy of Styria ⓘ Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
outcome	death of Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ
partOf	Bohemian–Habsburg conflicts ⓘ
place	Marchfeld plain ⓘ near Dürnkrut ⓘ
precededBy	Rudolf I’s election as King of the Romans ⓘ imperial ban on Ottokar II ⓘ
relatedTo	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
result	decisive Habsburg victory ⓘ
significance	ended Ottokar II’s expansionist policy ⓘ marked rise of Habsburg power in Central Europe ⓘ secured Habsburg control over Austria ⓘ
usedTroopType	Cuman light cavalry ⓘ heavy cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
year	1278 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rudolf I of Germany → battle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ

King Ottokar II of Bohemia → deathPlace → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ

subject surface form: Ottokar II of Bohemia

King Ottokar II of Bohemia → notableBattle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ

subject surface form: Ottokar II of Bohemia

Marchfeld → historicalEventLocation → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle on the Marchfeld

Battle of Marchfeld → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle on the Marchfeld

Rudolf of Habsburg → battle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ