John Parricida
John Parricida (German: Johann Parricida) or John the Parricide, also called John of Swabia (Johann von Schwaben), (ca. 1290 – 13 December 1312/13) was the son of the Habsburg duke Rudolf II of Austria and Agnes, daughter of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. By killing his uncle, King Albert I of Germany, he foiled the first attempt of the Habsburg dynasty to install a hereditary monarchy in the Holy Roman Empire.
| John Parricida | |
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Portrait of John Parricida by Anton Boys in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna | |
| Born | John of Swabia ca. 1290 |
| Died | 13 December 1312/13 |
| House | House of Habsburg |
| Father | Rudolf II, Duke of Austria |
| Mother | Agnes of Bohemia |
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