A Short History of Rudolf I - The Origin of the House of Austria 1218-1291

An excellent short history of the founder of one of the longest-lived dynasties, Rudolf of Habsburg. Founded in the height of the power of the Holy Roman Empire, the House of Habsburg would become the very embodiment of the family ancestral lands in Austria and thereby become completely and unequivocally identified with Austria itself. A thrilling short history of the hunger for power that helped Rudolf ascend to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, and thereby establish the Habsburg's as one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, families in the world.