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Rudolf of Rheinfelden

1025 - 1080

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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. After a series of armed conflicts, Rudolf succumbed to his injuries after his forces defeated Henry's in the Battle on the Elster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf of Rheinfelden is the 4,900th most popular politician (up from 4,942nd in 2019). (up from 676th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Rudolf of Rheinfelden ranks 4,900 out of 19,576Before him are Danilo Türk, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Yelü Chucai, Abi-Eshuh, Jarmila Kratochvílová, and Benjamin Butler. After him are Kōki Hirota, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Vímara Peres, and Qin Hui.

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Among people born in 1025, Rudolf of Rheinfelden ranks 5Before him are Anne of Kiev, Antipope Clement III, Agnes of Poitou, and Werner I, Count of Klettgau. After him are Emperor Go-Reizei, Floris I, Count of Holland, John Italus, Gertrude of Poland, Ruben I, Prince of Armenia, and Edith of Wessex. Among people deceased in 1080, Rudolf of Rheinfelden ranks 3Before him are Harald III of Denmark, and Adam of Bremen. After him are Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Michael Attaleiates, Kekaumenos, Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois, and Ísleifur Gissurarson.

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