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Rudolf of Rheinfelden (c. 1025 – 15 October 1080) was Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079. Initially a follower of his brother-in-law, the Salian emperor Henry IV, his election as German anti-king in 1077 marked the outbreak of the Great Saxon Revolt and the first phase of open conflict in the Investiture Controversy between Emperor and Papacy.
The now lost tomb of Joan of Brabant (c. 1457) is probably the earliest example; [52] its rows of mourners positioned below the slab were reproduced in later Burgundian tombs, including those of Isabella of Bourbon, constructed between 1475 and 1476, [53] [54] [55] where the mourners were directly copied from Joan's monument. [56]
The revolt was led by a group of opportunistic German princes who elected as their figurehead the duke of Swabia, Rudolf of Rheinfeld, who became the anti-king. Rudolf was a two-way brother-in-law [ a ] of the young King Henry IV of Germany , who had been crowned at the age of six and had taken the reins of power at age sixteen.
The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most notable family to rule Swabia was the Hohenstaufen family, who held it, with a brief interruption, from 1079 ...
The fear of loss of power resulted in the great princes of the Empire lending their support actively or passively to the insurrection. For example, Rudolf of Swabia, Berthold of Carinthia and Welf IV dissociated themselves from the Emperor. [12]
The Duchy of Swabia was proclaimed by the Ahalolfing count palatine Erchanger in 915. He had allied himself with his Hunfriding rival Burchard II and defeated King Conrad I of Germany in a battle at Wahlwies. The most notable family to hold Swabia were the Hohenstaufen, who held it, with a brief
Philip of Swabia; R. Rudolf I of Germany This page was last edited on 26 March 2021, at 09:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The territory of Swabia as understood today emerges in the early modern period. It corresponds to the Swabian Circle established in 1512. The Old Swiss Confederacy was de facto independent from Swabia from 1499 as a result of the Swabian War, while the Margraviate of Baden had been detached from Swabia since the twelfth century.