Rudolf of Zähringen

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Rudolf of Zähringen (also Rudolph, Ralph or Raoul) (c. 1135 – 5 August 1191) was the archbishop of Mainz from 1160 to 1161 and prince-bishop of Liège. He was the son of Conrad I of Zähringen and Clemence of Luxembourg-Namur.

After the death of Arnold of Selenhofen, the citizens of Mainz elected him archbishop, but the city had been placed under the interdict and the aristocracy and clergy had fled to Frankfurt am Main, where they elected Christian of Buch instead. Neither election was recognised by the emperor, Frederick Barbarossa. At the Synod of Lodi, both archbishops-elect were deposed and Rudolf was excommunicated.

In 1167, he became bishop of Liège, a position almost as secularly important as that of Mainz. As bishop, he supported his brother, Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen. On 11 May 1188, he arrived at the Siege of Acre with an army. He died on the way back from the Crusade, at Herdern. He was buried in the monastery of Saint Peter's there.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Rudolf of Zähringen

16. Bezzelin von Villingen

8. Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia

17. Luitgard

4. Berthold II, Duke of Swabia

9. Richwara

2. Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen

20. Kuno of Rheinfelden

10. Rudolf of Rheinfelden

5. Agnes of Rheinfelden

22. Otto I, Count of Savoy

11. Adelaide of Savoy

23. Adelaide of Susa

1. Rudolf of Zähringen

24. Albert II, Count of Namur

12. Albert III, Count of Namur

25. Regilinda of Lower Lorraine

6. Godfrey I, Count of Namur

26. Bernard II, Duke of Saxony

13. Ida of Saxony

27. Eilika of Schweinfurt

3. Clementia of Namur

28. Giselbert of Luxembourg

14. Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg

7. Ermesinde of Luxembourg

30. William VII, Duke of Aquitaine

15. Clementia of Aquitaine

31. Ermesinde

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Arnold	Archbishop of Mainz 1160–1161 with Christian I	Succeeded by Conrad

Persondata
Name	Zahringen, Rudolf Of
Alternative names	Zahringen, Rudolph; Zahringen, Ralph
Short description	Roman Catholic archbishop
Date of birth	c. 1135
Place of birth
Date of death	5 August 1191
Place of death	Herdern

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