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  • Name Rudolph II Welf 
    Suffix King of Upper Burgundy and Italy 
    Nickname King of Upper Burgundy & Italy 
    Born Abt 890  Rhone Valley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    France
    France 
    Christened France - son of Rudolph I Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation King of Upper Burgundy (912-937), King of Italy (924-926), , King of Burgundy 
    Occupation Konge 
    Occupation Rei da Borgonha e rei da Itália 
    Occupation roi de Bourgogne (912-937), roi d'Italie (924-926), roi des Deux-Bourgognes 
    Occupation Roi de Bourgogne Transjurane, roi d'Italie, roi d'Arles (933) 
    Occupation Roi de France (923-936) 
    Occupation Roi, de Bourgogne transjurane, 911, Roi, d'Italie, 922, Roi, d'Arles 
    Occupation Roi, de France, 13/7/923, Duc, de Bourgogne, 921 
    Residence France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 937 
    Died 11 Jul 937 
    Address:
    Aquitane
    Aquitane, Lot-et-Garonne
    France 
    Notes 
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      '''References'''
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_II,_King_of_Burgundy

      http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00120373&tree=LEO

      http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_van_Bourgondië

      Rudolf I van Frankrijk, Raoul of Rodolphe in het Frans (?, circa 890 - Auxerre, 15 januari 936) was de oudste zoon van hertog Richard I van Bourgondië en Adelheid van Auxerre. In 918 verwierf Rudolf Bourges van Willem II van Aquitanië. In 921 volgde hij zijn vader op als hertog van Bourgondië en als lekenabt van de H. Germain van Auxerre en de H. Colomba.

      Als schoonzoon van koning Robert van Frankrijk volgde hij Robert in 923 op als koning en werd hetzelfde jaar gekroond in Soissons. Rudolf moest optornen tegen de Noormannen, die Karel de Eenvoudige steunden en moest Nantes aan hen afstaan. De Noormannenvorst Willem Langzwaard onderwierp zich nadat Rudolf Avranches en Coutances had afgestaan. Pas na de dood van Karel de Eenvoudige in 928, werd Rudolf ook in het zuiden van Frankrijk erkend als koning.

      Hoewel Herbert II van Vermandois voordien zijn bondgenoot was geweest tegen Karel de Eenvoudige, kwam het nu tot een conflict. In deze strijd was Rudolf aangewezen op de hulp van Hugo de Grote. In Bourgondië zelf onderdrukte hij de opstand van graaf Giselbert van Châlon, en verwierf hij Dijon van graaf Boso.

      Rudolf was gehuwd met Emma van Neustrië, de dochter van koning Robert van Frankrijk, maar had geen erfgenamen.

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      Rudolf de Bourgogne, Roi de France (1)

      M, #105193, d. 936

      Last Edited=31 Oct 2004

      Rudolf de Bourgogne, Roi de France was the son of Richard 'the Justicer' d'Autun, Duc de Bourgogne and Adelaide d'Auxerre. He married Emma de France, daughter of Robert I, Roi de France. (1)

      He died in 936. (1)

      Rudolf de Bourgogne, Roi de France gained the title of Roi Rudolf de France in 923. (1) He gained the title of Duc de Bourgogne. (1)

      Forrás / Source:





      Wikipedia:

      http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_II._%28Burgund%29

      Rudolf II. (* um 880 (~ 905); † 11. Juli 937) war Herzog, später König von Hochburgund (912–937) und König von Italien (922–926), begraben in Saint-Maurice. Er zählt zu den Nationalkönigen Italiens.

      Rudolf war der älteste Sohn des Königs Rudolf I. von Hochburgund (888–911) aus dem Hause der Rudolfinger, des burgundischen Zweiges der Welfen und der Willa von Niederburgund, Tochter von König Boso von Vienne.

      Herzog Rudolf II. war bestrebt, sein Reich im Nordosten zu erweitern. Dabei nutzte er die unklaren Zustände im Gebiet des schwäbischen Herzogtums. 916 erwarb er schwäbische Gebiete westlich der Linie Huttwil-Aarwangen sowie Basel. Seine Niederlage in der Schlacht bei Winterthur im Jahre 919 gegen Herzog Burchard II. kostete Rudolf den Thur- und den Zürichgau. Um Frieden einkehren zu lassen, heiratete er – wohl im Jahr 922 – Burchards Tochter Berta. Aus dieser Ehe gingen vier Kinder hervor: König Konrad III., Rudolf (961/62 bezeugt), Erzbischof Burchard I. von Lyon und Adelheid, später Frau von Kaiser Otto I.. Burchard und Rudolf unterstützten sich fortan politisch.

      Im gleichen Jahr begann er kriegerisch in Richtung Süden vorzustoßen. Er wurde 921 von Adalbert von Ivrea auf den Thron von Italien erhoben. Kaiser Berengar I. von Friaul stellte sich 923 bei Fiorenzuola (Piacenza) Rudolf entgegen, wurde aber besiegt. Dies machte Rudolf zum König von Italien.

      Inzwischen begann der italienische Adel gegen Rudolf zu revoltieren. Es eilte ihm Herzog Burchard II. von Schwaben zu Hilfe. Burchard starb nach einem Überfall durch den Erzbischof Lambert von Mailand im April 926 vor Novara. Rudolf II. zog sich darauf hin aus Italien zurück und gab im November 926 in Worms die ihm als Herrschaftssymbol übergebene italienische Heilige Lanze an König Heinrich I. zurück.

      Rudolf verzichtete 933 zugunsten Hugos von Provence endgültig auf Italien gegen die Abtretung des Niederburgunds.

      König Rudolfs II. Thron erbte sein Sohn Konrad III..

      Quellen [Bearbeiten]

      * Liudprand von Cremona: Werke., in: Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit, übersetzt von Albert Bauer, Reinhold Rau (Freiherr vom Stein- Gedächtnisausgabe 8), Darmstadt 1971, S.233–589.

      Literatur [Bearbeiten]

      * Bernd Schneidmüller, Die Welfen: Herrschaft und Erinnerung. Kohlhammer Urban, Stuttgart, 2000. ISBN 3-17-014999-7

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      Vorgänger Amt Nachfolger

      Rudolf I. König von Hochburgund

      912-937 Konrad III.

      Hugo I. König von Niederburgund

      930-937

      Berengar I. König von Italien

      922-926 Hugo I.

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      Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne (1)

      M, #25256, d. 937

      Last Edited=15 Jul 2005

      Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne was the son of Rudolph I, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne.

      He died in 937.

      Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne was a member of the House of Guelph. He succeeded to the title of Roi Rudolph II de Jurane Bourgogne in 912. (1) He gained the title of King Rudolph I of Italy in 922. He abdicated as King of Italy in 926.

      Child of Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne

      -1. Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne+ d. 993









      Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy, and it is presumed that his mother was his father's known wife, Guilla of Provence. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entered Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.

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      Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy, and it is presumed that his mother was his father's known wife, Guilla of Provence. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entered Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.

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      Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy, and it is presumed that his mother was his father's known wife, Guilla of Provence. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entered Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.

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      Rudolph of France

      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Rudolph (also Radulf, Ralph, or Raoul) (died 15 January 936) was the duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and king of France from thereafter to his death. Rudolph inherited the duchy of Burgundy from his father, Richard the Justiciar. He married Emma of France, daughter of Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.

      He was elected king of France by an assembly of nobles, to succeed his father-in-law, and crowned by Walter, Archbishop of Sens, at St Médard in Soissons on Sunday, 13 July 923. Assuming the crown, he passed Burgundy to his younger brother, Hugh the Black, after only two years as duke. Charles III was still living and claiming the kingdom at the time, but Rudolph's brother-in-law, the Carolingian Count Herbert II of Vermandois, who was married to Emma's sister, tricked Charles, a fellow Carolingian, into meeting him and took him prisoner. Rudolph's first act as king was to lead an army against King Henry I of Germany, who had made a compact with King Robert at Jülich earlier in the year. Trying to annex Lorraine, the German monarch met Rudolph and a considerably-sized army and made peace again. Though, in 925, Henry attacked the waffling Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, constantly changing sides, and wrested control of Lorraine from France permanently, Rudolph then being in no position to resist.

      At about this point, 924, the Vikings made a fresh series of raids into West Francia. From the Loire Valley, they threatened Hugh the Great, brother of Emma, his wife, but Rudolph did nothing. Soon they had attacked Burgundy, domain of his own brother and were repulsed, moving to Melun, where they threatened the royal demesne. Joined only by his ecclesiastic vassals and Herbert, he recruited troops in Burgundy, while Hugh the Great was convinced to join him. The Vikings left, but the Normans, whom Charles had legally implanted around Rouen in 911, began ravaging that whole region. Herbert and Arnulf I of Flanders joined him this time and they took Eu, but were ambushed near Fauquembergues and the king was wounded, the Count of Ponthieu killed, and many Normans left dead on the field. Also in that year, Rudolph conversed with Louis the Blind, king of Provence, over the Magyars, the newest migrants to Europe, then menacing Louis. In 930, the Magyars invaded the region around Rheims, but left before the king could engage them. In 935, the Magyars invaded Burgundy and Rudolph brought a large army against them, causing their retreat without battle. France was temporarily safe from both Viking and Magyar at Rudolphs's death.

      Herbert, however, was not to continue to be one of Rudolph's partisans. He used his royal prisoner as a bargaining tool to secure the archbishopric of Rheims for his son Hugh in 925 and the county of Laon for his other son Odo in 927. The protestations of Rudolph led Herbert to bring Charles before William Longsword, son of Rollo, the duke of Normandy, for homage and thence to Rheims to press Charles' claim on Pope John X. In 928, Herbert finally got possession of Laon, but the next year, Charles died at Péronne and Herbert lost his leverage against Rudolph. By defeating the Vikings of the Limousin, Rudolph received the allegiance of the Aquitainians and the homage of William Longsword, now duke.

      In 929, Rudolph started trying to reduce the power of Ebalus, count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine. He withdrew from him access to Berry, then, in 932, he granted the title of prince of Gothia to the count of Toulouse, Raymond Pons, and his brother of Rouergue, Ermengol. He also transferred the title Count of Auvergne to Raymond. Moreover, the territory of the march which was under the control of the lord of Charroux was transformed into an independent county. Later, however, he was campaigning with Ebalus in the south to eradicate the last Viking strongholds there. He then proceeded aggressively against Herbert, marching into Rheims and replacing Hugh with Artald (931). Then, joined by Hugh the Great, Rudolph burned Herbert's fortresses and cornered him in Château-Thierry, where he had first imprisoned Charles, from 933 to 934. The two made peace in 935 and Rudolph fell ill, dying a few months hence on 14 or 15 January 936.

      This Rudolph is frequently confused with his uncle Rudolph I of Burgundy, who was the second King of Upper Burgundy.

      Sources

      Gwatking, H. M., Whitney, J. P., et al. Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III—Germany and the Western Empire. Cambridge University Press: London, 1930.

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      Rudolph (also Radulf, Ralph, or Raoul) (died 15 January 936) was the duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and king of France from thereafter to his death. Rudolph inherited the duchy of Burgundy from his father, Richard the Justiciar. He married Emma of France, daughter of Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.

      He was elected king of France by an assembly of nobles, to succeed his father-in-law, and crowned by Walter, Archbishop of Sens, at St Médard in Soissons on Sunday, 13 July 923. Assuming the crown, he passed Burgundy to his younger brother, Hugh the Black, after only two years as duke. Charles III was still living and claiming the kingdom at the time, but Rudolph's brother-in-law, the Carolingian Count Herbert II of Vermandois, who was married to Emma's sister, tricked Charles, a fellow Carolingian, into meeting him and took him prisoner. Rudolph's first act as king was to lead an army against King Henry I of Germany, who had made a compact with King Robert at Jülich earlier in the year. Trying to annex Lorraine, the German monarch met Rudolph and a considerably-sized army and made peace again. Though, in 925, Henry attacked the waffling Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, constantly changing sides, and wrested control of Lorraine from France permanently, Rudolph then being in no position to resist.

      At about this point, 924, the Vikings made a fresh series of raids into West Francia. From the Loire Valley, they threatened Hugh the Great, brother of Emma, his wife, but Rudolph did nothing. Soon they had attacked Burgundy, domain of his own brother and were repulsed, moving to Melun, where they threatened the royal demesne. Joined only by his ecclesiastic vassals and Herbert, he recruited troops in Burgundy, while Hugh the Great was convinced to join him. The Vikings left, but the Normans, whom Charles had legally implanted around Rouen in 911, began ravaging that whole region. Herbert and Arnulf I of Flanders joined him this time and they took Eu, but were ambushed near Fauquembergues and the king was wounded, the Count of Ponthieu killed, and many Normans left dead on the field. Also in that year, Rudolph conversed with Louis the Blind, king of Provence, over the Magyars, the newest migrants to Europe, then menacing Louis. In 930, the Magyars invaded the region around Rheims, but left before the king could engage them. In 935, the Magyars invaded Burgundy and Rudolph brought a large army against them, causing their retreat without battle. France was temporarily safe from both Viking and Magyar at Rudolphs's death.

      Herbert, however, was not to continue to be one of Rudolph's partisans. He used his royal prisoner as a bargaining tool to secure the archbishopric of Rheims for his son Hugh in 925 and the county of Laon for his other son Odo in 927. The protestations of Rudolph led Herbert to bring Charles before William Longsword, son of Rollo, the duke of Normandy, for homage and thence to Rheims to press Charles' claim on Pope John X. In 928, Herbert finally got possession of Laon, but the next year, Charles died at Péronne and Herbert lost his leverage against Rudolph. By defeating the Vikings of the Limousin, Rudolph received the allegiance of the Aquitainians and the homage of William Longsword, now duke.

      In 929, Rudolph started trying to reduce the power of Ebalus, count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine. He withdrew from him access to Berry, then, in 932, he granted the title of prince of Gothia to the count of Toulouse, Raymond Pons, and his brother of Rouergue, Ermengol. He also transferred the title Count of Auvergne to Raymond. Moreover, the territory of the march which was under the control of the lord of Charroux was transformed into an independent county. Later, however, he was campaigning with Ebalus in the south to eradicate the last Viking strongholds there. He then proceeded aggressively against Herbert, marching into Rheims and replacing Hugh with Artald (931). Then, joined by Hugh the Great, Rudolph burned Herbert's fortresses and cornered him in Château-Thierry, where he had first imprisoned Charles, from 933 to 934. The two made peace in 935 and Rudolph fell ill, dying a few months hence on 14 or 15 January 936.

      This Rudolph is frequently confused with his uncle Rudolph I of Burgundy, who was the second King of Upper Burgundy.
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      Duke of Bourgogne
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      - http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20KINGS.htm#RudolfIIdied937B

      RUDOLF, son of RUDOLF I King of Upper Burgundy & his wife Willa [de Vienne] (-[end] 937). Herimannus names "Roudolfus filius eius [=Roudolfus rex Burgundiæ]" when recording his accession[126]. He succeeded his father in 912 as RUDOLF II King of Upper Burgundy... ... ...
    • Ancestral File Number: FLHG-7C
    • 887190586. Konge Rudolf II RUDOLFSON av Burgund (21612) was a Konge in 912 in Burgund. (21613) He died on 11 Jul 937. (21614) Fikk efter sin far Øvre Burgund 911 og regjerte også over Italien 920-926. Erhvervet 930 også Nedre Burgund. Efter sin hovedstad Atles kaltes det forenede rike siden ofte kongeriket Arelat. He was married to Bertha BRUCHARDSDTR av Schwaben in 922
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      Bu66
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      King of ™vre Burgund
      Fikk also Italy, and regjerte over Nedre Burgund. After hovedstaden Arles
      ble det forente kongeriket kalt Arelat.
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    • Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912-937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933-937), and Italy (effective, 922-926-claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy, and it is presumed that his mother was his father's known wife, Guilla of Provence. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entered Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.


      See also
      Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
      King of Italy
    • Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912-937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933-937), and Italy (effective, 922-926-claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy, and it is presumed that his mother was his father's known wife, Guilla of Provence. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entered Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.

      See also
      Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
      King of Italy
    • KING OF ITALY
    • 1 NAME Rudolph King of /Burgundy/ 1 BIRT 2 DATE 891 2 PLAC Bourgogne, France 1 DEAT 2 DATE 937

      TITLE: He succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 912. In 920 Berenger I, King of Italy enlisted Hungarian mercenaries into his army. This caused the magnates of the northwest to rise indefiance. They invited Rudolph to assume the throne of Italy. He defeated Berenger at Fiorenzuola in 923. The next year the Hungarians burned Pavia, Italy's capitol city. Shortly thereafter Berengar was assasinated and Rudolph was recognized as king of Italy until 926, when Hugh of Arles became king. At this time in history western Europe was in a perilous position. It was being ravaged by the Vikings from the north and by the Saracens from the south. Then, in 919, The Magyars, led by Zoltan ravaged large areas of Rudolph's Burgundian lands. In 924 they reached the Rhone and threatened both Lombardy, which was under Rudolph's control and Provence, which was ruled by Hugh. Rudolph and HUgh were rivals for the throne of Italy. Facing this common threat, Rudolph and Hugh buried their differences and joined forces to drive off the Hungarian invaders. An agreement was reached whereby Hugh was given the kingship of Italy in return for Rudolph being made ruler of Provence. The result was that Rudolph was now king of both Transjuran Burgundy and Provence, thus reviving the old kindom of Burgundy almost as it had existed in pre-Carolingian times. Only the lands of Richard the Justiciar, which were to become the French duchy of Burgundy, were excluded.
    • 1 NAME Rudolph King of /Burgundy/ 1 BIRT 2 DATE 891 2 PLAC Bourgogne, France 1 DEAT 2 DATE 937

      TITLE: He succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 912. In 920 Berenger I, King of Italy enlisted Hungarian mercenaries into his army. This caused the magnates of the northwest to rise indefiance. They invited Rudolph to assume the throne of Italy. He defeated Berenger at Fiorenzuola in 923. The next year the Hungarians burned Pavia, Italy's capitol city. Shortly thereafter Berengar was assasinated and Rudolph was recognized as king of Italy until 926, when Hugh of Arles became king. At this time in history western Europe was in a perilous position. It was being ravaged by the Vikings from the north and by the Saracens from the south. Then, in 919, The Magyars, led by Zoltan ravaged large areas of Rudolph's Burgundian lands. In 924 they reached the Rhone and threatened both Lombardy, which was under Rudolph's control and Provence, which was ruled by Hugh. Rudolph and HUgh were rivals for the throne of Italy. Facing this common threat, Rudolph and Hugh buried their differences and joined forces to drive off the Hungarian invaders. An agreement was reached whereby Hugh was given the kingship of Italy in return for Rudolph being made ruler of Provence. The result was that Rudolph was now king of both Transjuran Burgundy and Provence, thus reviving the old kindom of Burgundy almost as it had existed in pre-Carolingian times. Only the lands of Richard the Justiciar, which were to become the French duchy of Burgundy, were excluded.
    • He ruled from 934 to 937.
    • He ruled from 934 to 937.
    • Rudolph (also Radulf, Ralph, or Raoul) (died 15 January 936) was the Duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and King of Western Francia from thereafter to his death. Rudolph inherited the duchy of Burgundy from his father, Richard the Justiciar. He married Emma of France, daughter of Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.

      He was elected king of Western Francia by an assembly of nobles, to succeed his father-in-law, and crowned by Walter, Archbishop of Sens, at St Médard in Soissons on Sunday, 13 July 923. Assuming the crown, he passed Burgundy to his younger brother, Hugh the Black, after only two years as duke. Charles III was still living and claiming the kingdom at the time, but Rudolph's brother-in-law, the Carolingian Count Herbert II of Vermandois, who was married to Emma's sister, tricked Charles, a fellow Carolingian, into meeting him and took him prisoner. Rudolph's first act as king was to lead an army against King Henry I of Germany, who had made a compact with King Robert at Jülich earlier in the year. Trying to annex Lorraine, the German monarch met Rudolph and a considerably-sized army and made peace again. Though, in 925, Henry attacked the waffling Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, constantly changing sides, and wrested control of Lorraine from France permanently, Rudolph then being in no position to resist.

      At about this point, 924, the Vikings made a fresh series of raids into West Francia. From the Loire Valley, they threatened Hugh the Great, brother of Emma, his wife, but Rudolph did nothing. Soon they had attacked Burgundy, domain of his own brother and were repulsed, moving to Melun, where they threatened the royal demesne. Joined only by his ecclesiastic vassals and Herbert, he recruited troops in Burgundy, while Hugh the Great was convinced to join him. The Vikings left, but the Normans, whom Charles had legally implanted around Rouen in 911, began ravaging that whole region. Herbert and Arnulf I of Flanders joined him this time and they took Eu, but were ambushed near Fauquembergues and the king was wounded, the Count of Ponthieu killed, and many Normans left dead on the field. Also in that year, Rudolph conversed with Louis the Blind, king of Provence, over the Magyars, the newest migrants to Europe, then menacing Louis. In 930, the Magyars invaded the region around Rheims, but left before the king could engage them. In 935, the Magyars invaded Burgundy and Rudolph brought a large army against them, causing their retreat without battle. France was temporarily safe from both Viking and Magyar at Rudolphs's death.

      Herbert, however, was not to continue to be one of Rudolph's partisans. He used his royal prisoner as a bargaining tool to secure the archbishopric of Rheims for his son Hugh in 925 and the county of Laon for his other son Odo in 927. The protestations of Rudolph led Herbert to bring Charles before William Longsword, son of Rollo, the duke of Normandy, for homage and thence to Rheims to press Charles' claim on Pope John X. In 928, Herbert finally got possession of Laon, but the next year, Charles died at Péronne and Herbert lost his leverage against Rudolph. By defeating the Vikings of the Limousin, Rudolph received the allegiance of the Aquitainians and the homage of William Longsword, now duke.

      In 929, Rudolph started trying to reduce the power of Ebalus, count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine. He withdrew from him access to Berry, then, in 932, he granted the title of prince of Gothia to the count of Toulouse, Raymond Pons, and his brother of Rouergue, Ermengol. He also transferred the title Count of Auvergne to Raymond. Moreover, the territory of the march which was under the control of the lord of Charroux was transformed into an independent county. Later, however, he was campaigning with Ebalus in the south to eradicate the last Viking strongholds there. He then proceeded aggressively against Herbert, marching into Rheims and replacing Hugh with Artald (931). Then, joined by Hugh the Great, Rudolph burned Herbert's fortresses and cornered him in Château-Thierry, where he had first imprisoned Charles, from 933 to 934. The two made peace in 935 and Rudolph fell ill, dying a few months hence on 14 or 15 January 936.

      This Rudolph is frequently confused with his uncle Rudolph I of Burgundy, who was the second King of Upper Burgundy.
    • 1 NAME Rudolph King of /Burgundy/ 1 BIRT 2 DATE 891 2 PLAC Bourgogne, France 1 DEAT 2 DATE 937

      TITLE: He succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 912. In 920 Berenger I, King of Italy enlisted Hungarian mercenaries into his army. This caused the magnates of the northwest to rise indefiance. They invited Rudolph to assume the throne of Italy. He defeated Berenger at Fiorenzuola in 923. The next year the Hungarians burned Pavia, Italy's capitol city. Shortly thereafter Berengar was assasinated and Rudolph was recognized as king of Italy until 926, when Hugh of Arles became king. At this time in history western Europe was in a perilous position. It was being ravaged by the Vikings from the north and by the Saracens from the south. Then, in 919, The Magyars, led by Zoltan ravaged large areas of Rudolph's Burgundian lands. In 924 they reached the Rhone and threatened both Lombardy, which was under Rudolph's control and Provence, which was ruled by Hugh. Rudolph and HUgh were rivals for the throne of Italy. Facing this common threat, Rudolph and Hugh buried their differences and joined forces to drive off the Hungarian invaders. An agreement was reached whereby Hugh was given the kingship of Italy in return for Rudolph being made ruler of Provence. The result was that Rudolph was now king of both Transjuran Burgundy and Provence, thus reviving the old kindom of Burgundy almost as it had existed in pre-Carolingian times. Only the lands of Richard the Justiciar, which were to become the French duchy of Burgundy, were excluded.
    • Weis, p. 118: King of Burgundy
    • Name Prefix: King Name Suffix: Ii, Of Burgundy
    • Rudolf II (d. July 11, 937), king of Burgundy (912-937) who ruled Italy for nearly four years (923-926) during the chaotic period at the end of the Carolingian era.
      The son of Rudolf I, founder of the kingdom of Jurane (Upper) Burgundy (i.e., the part of Burgundy north of Provence), and a descendant ofthe Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf II was offered the throne of Italy byItalian nobles disaffected with their king, Berengar of Friuli. Crowned at Pavia in 922, Rudolf fought and defeated Berengar the next year near Piacenza. After Berengar's murder (924), Rudolf ruled both JuraneBurgundy and Italy, residing alternately in the two kingdoms. In 926 Italian nobles, dissatisfied with his reign, made overtures to Hugh ofProvence, the actual master of Provence, which was only nominally held by the emperor Louis III (the Blind). Rudolf, recognizing the weakness of his position, returned to Burgundy, and Hugh became king of Italy. When Italian leaders proposed to recall Rudolf to the throne, Hughconcluded a treaty (c. 931) ceding Provence to Rudolf in return for Rudolf's renunciation of all claims to the kingdom of Italy. All Burgundy was thus united under his rule.
    • Rudolf II (d. July 11, 937), king of Burgundy (912-937) who ruled Italy for nearly four years (923-926) during the chaotic period at the end of the Carolingian era.
      The son of Rudolf I, founder of the kingdom of Jurane (Upper) Burgundy (i.e., the part of Burgundy north of Provence), and a descendant ofthe Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf II was offered the throne of Italy byItalian nobles disaffected with their king, Berengar of Friuli. Crowned at Pavia in 922, Rudolf fought and defeated Berengar the next year near Piacenza. After Berengar's murder (924), Rudolf ruled both JuraneBurgundy and Italy, residing alternately in the two kingdoms. In 926 Italian nobles, dissatisfied with his reign, made overtures to Hugh ofProvence, the actual master of Provence, which was only nominally held by the emperor Louis III (the Blind). Rudolf, recognizing the weakness of his position, returned to Burgundy, and Hugh became king of Italy. When Italian leaders proposed to recall Rudolf to the throne, Hughconcluded a treaty (c. 931) ceding Provence to Rudolf in return for Rudolf's renunciation of all claims to the kingdom of Italy. All Burgundy was thus united under his rule.
    • Konge av Øvre Burgund 911 - 930 og av Burgund 930 - 937.
      Rudolf fikk Øvre Burgund etter sin far i 911 og regjerte også over Italien fra 920 til 926.
      Han ervervet Nedre Burgund i 930. Det forenede riket kalles ofte kongeriket Arelat etter
      hovedstaden Arles.
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      Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy. He married Bertha of Swabia.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entering Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.
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      # Death: 11 AUG 937 in France - King of Burgundy 1 2 3 4 5
      # Christening: France - son of Rudolph I 1 2 3 4 5
      # Change Date: 15 JAN 2004 5
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      ABBR Rudolph of Burgundy II: Webster's page 1289
      TITL Rudolph of Burgundy II: Webster's page 1289
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      TYPE Ruled
      DATE BET 923 AND 933
      Rudolf II of Burgundy claimed the throne of Italy in 923 from Berenger, and ruled until 933. He was succeeded by Hugh of Arles.
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      TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs From Ancient Times to the Present
      AUTH Gene Gurney
      PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
      PAGE Gurney page 48.
      EVEN Kingdom of France
      TYPE Ruled
      DATE BET 923 AND 936
      Rudolph II, duke of Burgundy, succeeded as a rival king of France in 923. Rudolph had married Emme, daughter of Robert duke of Paris, andcame to the throne when Robert died. Rudolph II was succeeded by LouisIV de Outremer. in 936.
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      TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs From Ancient Times to the Present
      AUTH Gene Gurney
      PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
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      Father: Rudolph I Duke of BURGUNDY b: 847 in Burgundy France
      Mother: Willa DE VIENNE b: ABT 870 in in Bourgogne, France

      Marriage 1 Bertha Of SWABIA b: ABT 900 in Wurtemburg, Duchy of Swabia (Germany)

      * Married: ABT 924

      Children

      1. Has Children King Of Burgundy CONRAD b: 925 in Arles, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France
      2. Has Children Adelaide Of LOMBARDY*** b: 932 in Lombardy (Burgundy)


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    • Rudolph, son-in-law to Robert I, briefly king of France, with whom in 922 he
      led a rebellion that ousted Charles III the Simple, the Carolingian ruler of
      France. When Robert was killed in the battle the following year, Rudolph was
      elected king and crowned at Soissons. His reign was little more than an
      unending series of battles. After a stormy career typical of the general
      political instability that characterized the age, he succeeded in
      consolidating his authority shortly before he died.
    • Rudolph II of Burgundy
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy.

      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entering Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923, he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms.

      However, in 926 the Italian nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy), rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne. To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933, granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. He married his daughter Adelaide to Hugh's son Lothar. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.


      Preceded by:
      Rudolf I King of Burgundy
      912–937 Succeeded by:
      Conrad
      Preceded by:
      Berengar of Friuli King of Italy
      922–926 Succeeded by:
      Hugh of Arles
    • Rudolph, son-in-law to Robert I, briefly king of France, with whom in 922 he
      led a rebellion that ousted Charles III the Simple, the Carolingian ruler of
      France. When Robert was killed in the battle the following year, Rudolph was
      elected king and crowned at Soissons. His reign was little more than an
      unending series of battles. After a stormy career typical of the general
      political instability that characterized the age, he succeeded in
      consolidating his authority shortly before he died.
    • Rudolph, son-in-law to Robert I, briefly king of France, with whom in 922 he
      led a rebellion that ousted Charles III the Simple, the Carolingian ruler of
      France. When Robert was killed in the battle the following year, Rudolph was
      elected king and crowned at Soissons. His reign was little more than an
      unending series of battles. After a stormy career typical of the general
      political instability that characterized the age, he succeeded in
      consolidating his authority shortly before he died.
    • Rudolph, son-in-law to Robert I, briefly king of France, with whom in 922 he
      led a rebellion that ousted Charles III the Simple, the Carolingian ruler of
      France. When Robert was killed in the battle the following year, Rudolph was
      elected king and crowned at Soissons. His reign was little more than an
      unending series of battles. After a stormy career typical of the general
      political instability that characterized the age, he succeeded in
      consolidating his authority shortly before he died.
    • Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) King of Upper Burgundy (912–9 37), King of Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), King of I taly (effective, 922 – claim abandoned 933). He was the son of Rudolf I, king of Upper Burgundy]].
      Following his ascension to the throne in 912, Rudolf was asked by several Italian nobles to intervene in Italy on their behalf against Emperor Berengar in 922. Having entering Italy, he was crowned King of the Lombards at Pavia. In 923 , he defeated Berengar at Piacenza; Berengar was murdered the following year, possibly at the instigation of Rudolf. The king then ruled Upper Burgundy and Italy together, residing alternately in both kingdoms. However, in 926 the Itali an nobility turned against him and requested that Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence (or Lower Burgundy) , rule them instead. Rudolf returned to Upper Burgundy to protect himself, assuring Hugh's coronation as King of Italy in the process. The Italians then switched sides again, declaring that they wished for Rudolf to reclaim the throne . To prevent this, Hugh and Rudolf signed a treaty in 933 , granting Rudolf rule of Lower Burgundy in exchange for his renunciation of all claims on the Italian throne. The two Burgundian kingdoms unified, Rudolf ruled until his death in 937. He was succeeded by Conrad.
    • #Générale##Générale#Profession : Duc de Bourgogne de 921 à 923.
      Roi de France de 923 à 936.
    • #Générale##Générale#Profession : Roi de Bourgogne & d'Arles de 912 à 937.
    • Rudolf II (d. July 11, 937), king of Burgundy (912-937) who ruled Italy for nearly four years (923-926) during the chaotic period at the end of the Carolingian era.
      The son of Rudolf I, founder of the kingdom of Jurane (Upper) Burgundy (i.e., the part of Burgundy north of Provence), and a descendant ofthe Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf II was offered the throne of Italy byItalian nobles disaffected with their king, Berengar of Friuli. Crowned at Pavia in 922, Rudolf fought and defeated Berengar the next year near Piacenza. After Berengar's murder (924), Rudolf ruled both JuraneBurgundy and Italy, residing alternately in the two kingdoms. In 926 Italian nobles, dissatisfied with his reign, made overtures to Hugh ofProvence, the actual master of Provence, which was only nominally held by the emperor Louis III (the Blind). Rudolf, recognizing the weakness of his position, returned to Burgundy, and Hugh became king of Italy. When Italian leaders proposed to recall Rudolf to the throne, Hughconcluded a treaty (c. 931) ceding Provence to Rudolf in return for Rudolf's renunciation of all claims to the kingdom of Italy. All Burgundy was thus united under his rule.
    Person ID I6000000000701225390  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 14 Jul 2020 

    Father Rudolph Guelph, Roi de Bourgogne Transjurane,   b. Abt 859,   d. Between 6 Oct 911 and 25 Oct 912  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Willa de Provence, reine de Haute-Bourgogne,   b. Dec 873, Provence Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 924, Rome, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married Abt 900  Burgundy,,France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6000000000110345869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha,   b. Abt 907, Bourgogne Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 28 Mar 966, Bourgogne Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. Conrad,   b. Abt 923,   d. 19 Oct 993  (Age ~ 70 years)
     2. Rudolph de Bourgogne, III,   b. Rhone Valley, Burgundy, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 962, Burgundy, France Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Adelaide de Bourgogne,   b. Abt 931,   d. 16 Dec 999, Kloster Selz Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F4030686709110011138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart