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See also:RUDOLPH (d. 1o8o) , See also:German See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king, and See also:duke of See also:Swabia, opponent of the See also:emperor See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry IV., was a son of Kuno See also:count of Rheinfelden, who possessed estates in both See also:Burgundy and Swabia. He received the duchy of Swabia from See also:Agnes, See also:regent and See also:mother of the See also:young king, Henry IV., in 1057, and two years later married the king's See also:sister See also:Matilda (1045-1o6o), and was made See also:administrator of the See also:kingdom of Burgundy, or See also:Arles. See also:Differences soon arose between the king and his See also:brother-in-See also:law, whose See also:loyalty was suspected during the Saxon See also:War of 1073. When Henry was excommunicated and deposed by See also:pope See also:- GREGORY
- GREGORY (Gregorius)
- GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
- GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
- GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
- GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
- GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)
Gregory VII., the princes met at Forchheirn, and elected Rudolph as German king. He renounced the right of See also:investiture, disclaimed any intention of making the See also:crown hereditary in his See also:family, and was crowned at See also:Mainz on the 27th of See also:March 1077. He found no support in Swabia, but, uniting with the See also:Saxons, won two victories over Henry's troops, and, in 1o8o, was recognized by the pope. On the 15th of See also:October 1o8o, Rudolph was severely wounded at Hohenmolsen, and died the next See also:day. He was buried at See also:Merseburg, where his beautiful See also:bronze See also:tomb is still to be seen.
See O. Grund, See also:Die Wahl Rudolfs von Rheinfelden zum Gegenkonig (See also:Leipzig, 188o).
End of Article: RUDOLPH (d. 1o8o)
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