Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Also known as Archduke of Austria Rudolph, Erzherzog von Österreich Rudolph
Austrian cardinal
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1788-01-08
- Active to
- 1831-07-24
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Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz) in 1819 and was created a cardinal that same year. Rudolph is known for his patronage of the arts, most notably as sponsor of Ludwig van Beethoven, who dedicated several of his works to him.
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1788 births1831 deaths18th-century clergy from Bohemia18th-century nobility from Bohemia19th-century Austrian cardinals19th-century Austrian composers19th-century Austrian male musiciansAustrian expatriates in ItalyAustrian male composersAustrian patrons of musicAustrian princesBurials at Saint Wenceslas Cathedral