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Rudolf I, King of Bohemia (d. July 3/4 1307 Hardovice)
The son of Albert I, King of the Romans, Rudolf was in 1306 presented as a rival claiment to the Bohemian throne against Henry of Carinthia. Albert had Rudolf married to Pryska of Gniezno, widow of Wenceslas II of Bohemia (1278-1305) and in 1306 occupied Prague to place Rudolf on the Czech throne. Some Czech nobles continued to hold out for Henry of Carinthia, and Rudolf was killed whilst besieging the rebel fortress of Hardovice in 1307. The Czech nobles then restored Henry of Carinthia as King in return for a charter of privileges.
