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Rudolf I | |
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Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Elector of Saxony | |
Reign | 1298–1356 |
Born | c. 1284 |
Died | 12 March 1356 (Aged 72) |
Buried | Franciscan church in Wittenberg |
Noble family | House of Ascania |
Spouse(s) | Jutta of Brandenburg Kunigunde of Poland Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin |
Issue | Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg |
Father | Albert II, Duke of Saxony |
Mother | Agnes of Habsburg |
Rudolf I (c. 1284 – 12 March 1356), a member of the House of Ascania, was Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1298 until his death. By the Golden Bull of 1356 he was acknowledged as Elector of Saxony.