Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Duke of Austria
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1339
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 27-Jul-1365
Profession: sovereign
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria
- Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (German: der Stifter), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 and as the first duke of Carniola from 1364 until his death.
- After the Habsburgs got nothing from the decree of the Golden Bull in 1356, he gave order to draw up the "Privilegium Maius", a fake document to empower the Austrian rulers.
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