biography
pronunciation:
[roodolf]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1218–91)
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| biography:
| German king (1273–91), the founder of the Habsburg sovereign and imperial dynasty, born in Schloss Limburg, EC Germany. He increased his possessions by inheritance and marriage until he was the most powerful prince in Swabia. Chosen king by the electors, he was recognized by the pope in 1274. |
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