Archduke Rudolf of Austria

Styles of
**Rudolph von Habsburg-Lothringen**
Styles of; Rudolph von Habsburg-Lothringen
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Olomouc

Anton Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee-Mels, Archbishop of Olomouc (1805–1811)
Anton Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee-Mels, Archbishop of Olomouc (1805–1811)
Coat of arms

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

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.

Biography

Born in the

Missa Solemnis. Piano Sonata No. 26 - Les Adieux ("The Farewells") was gifted to Rudolf just before his flight from Vienna with the imperial family on the occasion of the 1809 invasion by Napoleon. The movements are "Lebewohl", "Abwesenheit", and "Wiedersehen" ('farewell', 'absence', and 'reunion'). Rudolph dedicated one of his own compositions to Beethoven. The letters Beethoven wrote to Rudolph are today kept at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde

in Vienna.

Franz Schubert and Ferdinand Ries also dedicated works to Rudolf.^[1]

On 24 March 1819, aged 31, Rudolph was appointed

bishop

on 26 September.

In 1823–24, he was one of the 50 composers who composed a variation on a waltz by Anton Diabelli for Vaterländischer Künstlerverein. In Rudolph's case, the music was published anonymously, as by "S.R.D" (standing for Serenissimus Rudolfus Dux). He acquired a significant library of musical compositions, comprising over 18,000 works from 2,400 composers, now held by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.^[2]

He died on 24 July 1831 of a cerebral hemorrhage in

Imperial Crypt in Vienna; his heart was buried in the crypt in Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

in Olomouc.

Family

Rudolph of Austria never married and had no children.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Archduke Rudolf of Austria^{Maria Louisa of Spain}



		14. Augustus III of Poland
		14. Augustus III of Poland


	7. Maria Amalia of Saxony
	7. Maria Amalia of Saxony


		15. Maria Josepha of Austria
		15. Maria Josepha of Austria

Sources

^ See IMSLP: Schubert's Piano Sonata No.16 (D.845) and Ries' piano quartet Op.129 in E minor.
^ Silvester, Ian. "Buried in History: The Musical Discovery of Dr. Stephen Husarik". University of Arkansas – Fort Smith News. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 109.

External links

Media related to Rudolph von Österreich at Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Maria Tadeáš von Trauttmansdorf-Wiensberg	Archbishop of Olomouc 1819–1831	Succeeded by Ferdynand Maria von Chotek

[1] See IMSLP: Schubert's Piano Sonata No.16 (D.845) and Ries' piano quartet Op.129 in E minor.

[2] Silvester, Ian. "Buried in History: The Musical Discovery of Dr. Stephen Husarik". University of Arkansas – Fort Smith News. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 109.

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