Rudolf I Badensky ( German: Rudolf I. von Baden , ca. 1230 - November 19, 1288 ) - Margrave of Baden , who ruled from 1243 to 1288. Due to its many territorial acquisitions, the literature is sometimes viewed as the founding father of Baden as an influential state.
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| Together with | Herman VI (1243 - 1247) | ||||||
| Predecessor | Herman V | ||||||
| Successor | Herman VII | ||||||
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| Burial place | Monastery Lichtental (Baden-Baden) | ||||||
| Rod | Margraves of Baden ( Zeringen ) | ||||||
| Father | Herman V | ||||||
| Mother | Irmengard of Rhine | ||||||
| Spouse | Kunigunda Eberstein | ||||||
| Children | Herman VII , Rudolf II , Hesseau , Rudolf III , Kunigunda, Adelgeida, Kunigunda, Irmengard | ||||||
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Biography
Rudolf I was the second son of the margrave Herman V and his wife Irmengard of Rhine, daughter of the palatine count Henry V.
Having inherited his father's inheritance together with his brother Hermann VI , Rudolf was already in 1247/1248 able to take full authority in his own hands, since Herman, through marriage with Gertrude von Babenberg, received the title of Duke of Austria and went to Vienna to defend his claims. After the death of Hermann in 1250 and the execution of his nephew (son of Hermann) Friedrich together with the last Staufen Conradin in Naples in 1268, Rudolph I had no competitors.
The marriage of Kunikunda Eberstein ( him. Kunigunde von Eberstein , ca. 1230-1284 or 1290) in 1257 brought Rudolf - as a dowry - half of the von Eberstein family clan; Rudolph bought it for the second half in 1283. In the XIV century, the Alt-Eberstein Castle served as a side residence of the Baden Margraves.
In 1250, at the request of Rudolph, work began on expanding the main residence, Hohenbaden Castle .
In 1268, Rudolf managed to acquire Libenek Castle ( German: Burg Liebeneck ) with the adjacent village of Würm (as part of the city of Pforzheim ) from the lords of von Weißenstein.
At the same time, Rudolf I was involved in numerous clashes with the counts of Württemberg , who claimed the Baden territory, and with the bishops of Strasbourg because of customs duties on the Rhine .
Margrave Rudolph is considered the patron saint of many churches and monasteries: among other things, on his initiative a side chapel dedicated to St. Catherine choir of the pilgrimage church in Biekesheim (composed of Durmersheim ) with its famous frescoes.
Deceased in 1288, Rudolf I was buried in the monastery Lichtental in modern Baden-Baden .
Family
On May 20, 1257, Rudolph married Kunigunda Eberstein. Their kids:
- Hermann VII (1266–1291) - Margrave of Baden since 1288
- Rudolph II (d. 1295)
- Khesso (1268–1295)
- Rudolph III (d. 1332)
- Kunigunda (d. 1310), wife of Frederick VI von Zollern
- Adelheida (d. 1295), abbess of the monastery Lichtental
- Kunigunda (d. 1310 or 1315), wife of Rudolph II of Wertheim
- Irmengarde (c. 1270–1320), wife of Eberhard of Württemberg
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 135928273 // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Literature
- Bader, Joseph: Markgraf Rudolf der Erste von Baden. Karlsruhe, 1843. Text Online
- Krieger, Albert: Rudolf (Markgrafen von Baden) // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 29. Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1889. S. 523-525.
- Regesten der Markgrafen von Baden und Hachberg 1050–1515 (Herausgegeben von der Badischen Historischen Commission, bearbeitet von Richard Fester). Erster Band. Innsbruck, 1900. S. 31-55.
- Sachs, Johann Christian: Einleitung in die Geschichte der Marggravschaft und des marggrävlichen altfürstlichen Hauses Baden. Carlsruhe, 1767. Zweyter Theil. S. 1-29.