Saxon revolt of 1077–1088
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The Saxon revolt was a civil war fought between 1077 and 1088, early in the history of the Holy Roman Empire. The revolt was led by a group of opportunistic German princes who elected as their figurehead the duke of Swabia, Rudolf of Rheinfeld, who became the anti-king. Rudolf was a two-way brother-in-law[lower-alpha 1] of the young King Henry IV of Germany, who had been crowned at the age of six and had taken the reins of power at age sixteen. The Great Revolt followed the Saxon Rebellion of 1073–75.
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Part of the Investiture Controversy | |||||||
Rudolph, Anti-Emperor of Henry IV, Loses His Arm in Combat, engraving by Bernhard Rode, 1781 | |||||||
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Holy Roman Empire |
German rebels | ||||||
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Henry IV of Germany Vratislaus II of Bohemia Frederick I of Swabia Godfrey of Bouillon Henry of Laach |
Rudolf of Rheinfeld (DOW) Hermann of Salm Otto of Nordheim Welf I of Bavaria Egbert II of Meissen Werner of Magdeburg † |
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