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Radbot of Klettgau

c. 985–1045 · 11th century · Also known as Radbot of Habsburg

Radbot (c. 985–1045) was a count in the Klettgau and the earliest securely known ancestor of the Habsburg dynasty. Around 1020–1030 he built Habsburg Castle above the Aare, and with his wife Ita of Lorraine he founded Muri Abbey in 1027. His grandson Otto II was the first member of the family to call himself Count of Habsburg.

Radbot of Klettgau
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County of Habsburg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Radbot of Klettgau. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/radbot-of-klettgau
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