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Rudolf II

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Rudolf II 1552-1612, Holy Roman emperor (1576-1612), king of Bohemia (1575-1611) and of Hungary (1572-1608), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II . Acceding to the Hapsburg lands, he reversed his father's tolerant policy toward Protestantism and gave assistance to the Counter Reformation . Although Rudolf was a learned man, he was incapable of ruling because he was plagued by melancholy and later became subject to occasional fits of insanity. Other members of his family began to intervene in imperial affairs. Following a revolt in Hungary (1604-6) by Stephen Bocskay and... Read more
Rudolf II
World Encyclopedia Rudolf II (1552–1612) Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612). Son and successor of Emperor Maximilian II, he moved the imperial capital to Prague, which became a brilliant centre of... Read more
Rudolf II, Emperor
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Rudolf II, Emperor. See Habsburg . Read more

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Rudolf, Evelyn
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/28/2006; 196 words ; Rudolf, Evelyn (Nee Falkowski) Passed away peacefully at home on...Jesus. Age 82 years. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Robert Rudolf. Loving mother of Rudy (Elaine), Christine (Douglas) Carroll...Chris), Claudia (James) Schmidt, Russell (Julie) and Bette Rudolf. Loving grandmother of Amy, Sara, Ralph ... Read more
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Rudolf, Eugene J.
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Rudolf Hell; pioneered fax, scanner technology
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/17/2002; 214 words ; BERLIN--Rudolf Hell, a German inventor who pioneered technology...Berlin factory was destroyed in World War II. No cause of death was given. Mr. Hell's landmark...forerunner of aircraft autopilots. During World War II in Nazi Germany, Mr. Hell worked on encoding... Read more
Rudolf J. Frolich
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/9/1990; 85 words ; Rudolf J. Frolich, 62, a former steel company superintendent, died Saturday at Hines Veterans Administration Hospital. A South Side resident, Mr. Frolich was a retired superintendent of Wisconsin Steel Co. He served in the Navy in World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lois, and a daughter, Janine English. Mass ... Read more
Rudolf Hirschmann
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