Archduke Rudolf of Austria
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 became cardinal in the 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.
Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainer Archduke of Austria | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc | |
Portrait by Johann Baptist von Lampi, Vienna Museum | |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Olomouc |
| See | Olomouc |
| Installed | 24 March 1819 |
| Term ended | 24 July 1831 |
| Predecessor | Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff |
| Successor | Ferdinand Maria Chotek von Chotkow |
| Other post(s) | Archduke of Austria |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 March 1805 |
| Consecration | 26 September 1819 by Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart |
| Created cardinal | 4 June 1819 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1788 |
| Died | 24 July 1831 (aged 43) Baden, Lower Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor of Anton Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee-Mels, Archbishop of Olomouc (1805–1811) |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Rudolph von Habsburg-Lothringen | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Olomouc |
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