Battle on the Marchfeld
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The Battle on the Marchfeld at Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen took place on 26 August 1278 and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries. The opponents were a Bohem
Meeting of King Ladislas IV of Hungary and Rudolph of Habsburg on the Battlefield of Marchfeld, painting by Mór Than, 1873
Ottokar's lands in 1272
Movements of the opposing forces prior to the battle (in German)
The ground was ideal for a cavalry battle
Rudolf I of Germany
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Rudolf of Habsburg was a German nobleman and the first member of the House of Habsburg to become King of the Romans, reigning from 1273 until his death. Born into a relatively minor noble family, Rudo
Battle on the Marchfeld
…following centuries. The opponents were a Bohemian (Czech) army led by the Přemyslid king Ottokar II of Bohemia and the German army under the German king Rudolph I of Habsburg in alliance with King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. With 15,300 mounted troops, it was one of the largest cavalry battles in Central Europe during the Middle…
Seal of Rudolf I inscribed: RUDOLFUS DEI GRACIA ROMANORUM REX SEMPER AUGUSTUS ("Rudolf by the grace of God King of the Romans, ever majestic")
Engraving of Rudolf I of Habsburg, c. 1640
Emperor Rudolf I in the Battle of Marchfeld, a 19th century depiction by Leopold Loeffler
Rudolph I of Austria