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Rudolf IV

Type Figure Region Austria Time 1339–1365 Also known as Rudolf IV (Duke of Austria)

Habsburg Duke of Austria, born in Vienna in 1339 and died in Milan in 1365; after his father Albert II died in 1358 he ruled jointly with his brother…

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  1. 1351–1357Vienna · AustriaParticipated in family governance as heir during his father Albert II's rule, received his education in Vienna in the 1350s and gained estate-management experience, preparing for independent rule in 1358.
  2. 1358–1360Vienna · AustriaSucceeded as Duke of Austria after his father Albert II died in 1358 (co-ruling with brothers Friedrich and Albrecht); forged the so-called Privilegium Maius, supposedly granted by Frederick Barbarossa, claiming Austria was an archduchy and seeking an electoral vote, provoking conflict with Emperor Charles IV.
  3. 1360–1365Vienna · AustriaExpanded Vienna's walls and St. Stephen's Cathedral, founded the University of Vienna (Alma Mater Rudolphina) in 1365 to raise the duchy's prestige through scholarship; that same year he fell ill and died in Milan during an expedition to Italy, aged only twenty-five.

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