Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Archduke Rudolph of Austria | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia | |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Olomouc |
| See | Olomouc |
| Installed | 24 March 1819 |
| Term ended | 24 July 1831 |
| Predecessor | Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff |
| Successor | Ferdinand Maria Chotek von Chotkow |
| Other post | Archduke of Austria |
| Previous posts | Coadjutor of Anton Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee-Mels, Archbishop of Olomouc (1805–1811) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 August 1819 |
| Consecration | 26 September 1819 by Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart |
| Created cardinal | 4 June 1819 by Pope Pius VII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1788 |
| Died | 24 July 1831 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| 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 House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz) in 1819 and was created a cardinal that 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.