John Parricida

John Parricida
Portrait of John Parricida by Anton Boys in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
BornJohn of Swabia
ca. 1290
Died13 December 1312/13
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherRudolf II, Duke of Austria
MotherAgnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria

John Parricida (German: Johann Parricida) or John the Parricide, also called John of Swabia (Johann von Schwaben), (ca. 1290 – 13 December 1312/13) was the son of the Habsburg duke Rudolf II of Austria and Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria, daughter of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. By killing his uncle, King Albert I of Germany, he foiled the first attempt of the Habsburg dynasty to install a hereditary monarchy in the Holy Roman Empire.

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