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.

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Family 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