Archduke Rudolf of Austria


Archduke Rudolph of Austria
Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc
MetropolisArchdiocese of Olomouc
SeeOlomouc
Installed24 March 1819
Term ended24 July 1831
PredecessorMaria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff
SuccessorFerdinand Maria Chotek von Chotkow
Other post(s)Archduke of Austria
Previous post(s)Coadjutor of Anton Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee-Mels, Archbishop of Olomouc (1805–1811)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1805
Consecration26 September 1819
by Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart
Created cardinal4 June 1819
RankCardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
Personal details
Born(1788-01-08)8 January 1788
Died24 July 1831(1831-07-24) (aged 43)
Baden, Lower Austria
NationalityAustrian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsArchduke Rudolph of Austria's coat of arms
Styles of
Rudolph von Habsburg-Lothringen
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeOlomouc

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 became 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.