Battle of Durnkrut: Rudolf of Habsburg Defeats Ottokar of Bohemia
Ottokar II of Bohemia had built the largest kingdom in Central Europe over thirty years of war, diplomacy, and inheritance. He controlled Bohemia, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola. Then Rudolf I of Germany and Ladislaus IV of Hungary came at him together at Marchfield in 1278, and within hours it was over. Ottokar died on the battlefield. His empire was dismantled. The Habsburgs picked up most of the pieces, starting an Austrian dynasty that would last another six centuries.
August 26, 1278
748 years ago
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Bohemia
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Moravia
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Rudolph I of Germany
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Ladislaus IV of Hungary
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Premysl Ottokar II
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Battle of Marchfield
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Dürnkrut
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King of the Romans
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Kingdom of Bohemia
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Moravia
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Bohemia
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Rudolf I of Germany
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Ladislaus IV of Hungary
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Ottokar II of Bohemia
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Battle on the Marchfeld
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Dürnkrut, Austria
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