Rudolf of Rheinfelden

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11th-century German person Duke of Swabia anti-king of Germany human medieval noble

Rudolf of Rheinfelden was an 11th-century Duke of Swabia who became a leading rival king to Henry IV of Germany and a central figure in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.

Aliases (2)

Rudolf von Rheinfelden ×1
Rudolfus ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century German person → Duke of Swabia → anti-king of Germany → human → medieval noble →
alliedWith	Bishop Gebhard of Salzburg → Duke Welf I of Bavaria → Saxon nobility →
associatedWith	Rheinfelden (Aargau) NERFINISHED →
birthDate	c. 1025 →
birthName	Rudolf von Rheinfelden →
burialPlace	Mereseburg Cathedral →
child	Adelaide of Rheinfelden NERFINISHED → Agnes of Rheinfelden → Bertha of Rheinfelden → Otto of Rheinfelden →
conflict	German civil war (1077–1080) → Investiture Controversy →
coronationPlace	Mainz NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	Duchy of Swabia →
deathCause	wounds received in battle →
deathDate	15 October 1080 →
deathPlace	Merseburg →
electedBy	opposition princes of the Holy Roman Empire →
electionDate	15 March 1077 →
endTime	as Duke of Swabia: 1079 → as anti-king of Germany: 1080 →
father	Kuno of Rheinfelden →
languageSpoken	Old High German →
lostLimb	right hand →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
name	Rudolf of Rheinfelden →
nobleFamily	House of Rheinfelden →
notableBattle	Battle of Hohenmölsen →
notableFor	central role in the power struggle between papacy and Holy Roman Empire → leading princely opposition to Henry IV →
opponent	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED →
positionHeld	Duke of Swabia → anti-king of Germany →
predecessor	Otto III, Duke of Swabia →
reasonForLostLimb	severed in battle →
religion	Catholic Church →
spouse	Adelaide of Savoy NERFINISHED → Matilda of Swabia →
startTime	as Duke of Swabia: 1057 → as anti-king of Germany: 1077 →
successor	Berthold II, Duke of Swabia →
supportedBy	Pope Gregory VII →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rudolf of Rheinfelden ("Rudolf von Rheinfelden") →	birthName
Rudolf ("Rudolfus") →	hasVariant
Investiture Controversy →	involvedPerson
Rudolf of Rheinfelden →	name