Rudolph I Magnus 
Rudolph I was born about 0847 in Burgundy, France. Rudolph I's father was Conrad II Magnus and his mother is UNKNOWN Ermentrude. He had a half-brother named II. Rudolph I is no longer alive.General Notes
1 BIRT
2 DATE ABT. 857
2 PLAC Burgundy, France
1 BIRT
2 DATE ABT. 865
1 DEAT
2 DATE 25 OCT 912
WHWC "founded Burgundy" in 887.
ema p 85 "When the empire was partitioned in 843, the Burgundian lands we
re divided, so that the areas west of the Sarne went to CHARLES the Ba
ld of France, while Charles's half-brother, Emperor LOTHAIR, retained wh
at would become the kingdom of Burgundy between the Sarne and the Jura.
Lothair left those territories to his youngest son Charles and grant
ed him the title of king of Provence. Charles the Bald appointed his brot
her-in-law BOSO the count of Vienne, and after Charles the Bald's death, B
oso crowned himself king of Burgundy in 879. Meanwhile, in 888 RUDOLF I l
aid claim to Upper Burgundy and also proclaimed himself king. . . ."
They had a son and a daughter, named Rudolph II and Willa.
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