Rudolf, von Werdenberg, approximately 1443-1505

German member of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, joining in 1461 in the Langue of Germany. He was Knight Commander of Bubikon, Wädenswil, Buchsee, and Thunstetten; Lieutenant Grand Bailiff of Germany (1467-71); Captain of Galleys (1471-72); and Castellan of Rhodes and Captain of Cavalry (1478). He fought in the Ottoman Siege of Rhodes (1480), after which he was named Commander of Freiburg im Breisgau (1481-1505) and Grand Prior of Germany (1481-1505).

HMML ID
768881587928
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/768881587928
LC name
Rudolf, von Werdenberg, approximately 1443-1505
HMML name
Rudolf, von Werdenberg, approximately 1443-1505
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/256421787

Variants

  • Giacomo, di Vendemberg
  • Ridolfo, di Nardemberg
  • Ridolfo, di Verdemberch
  • Ridolfo, di Verdemberg
  • Rudolf X, von Werdenberg
  • Rudolfus, comes de Werdenberg
  • Werdenberg, Rudolf von

Personal information

Birth date
1443~
Death date
1505-09-02
Centuries
15th century CE ● 16th century CE
Gender
Males
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Associated places
Occupations
Fields of activity
Honorary titles
Graf ● Grand Commander ● Prior

Affiliations

Affiliation

General notes

Description
Werdenberg, Rudolf (Rudolf von Werdenberg, Giacomo di Vendemberg, Ridolfo di Verdemberg, Ridolfo di Verdemberch, and Ridolfo di Nardemberg); German from Werdenberg, Switzerland; youngest son of 16 children of Graf Johann IV von Werdenberg-Sargans and Elisabeth von Württemberg; Knight of Jerusalem, Langue of Germany; received (1461); Knight Commander of Bubikon, Wädenswil, Buchsee, and Thunstetten in modern Switzerland; Lieutenant Grand Bailiff of Germany (1467-71); Captain of Galleys (1471-72); Castellan of Rhods and Captain of CAvalry (1478); Ottoman Siege of Rhodes (1480); Commander of Freiburg im Breisgau (1481-1505); Grand Prior of Germany (1481-1505); Knight of the Grand Cross (c. 1443-1505)
Citations
Gordon Ellyson Abercrombie, The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John at Rhodes, 1306-1522 (Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military, 2024).
Description
Born ca. 1443, died 2 Sept 1505 in Freiburg im Breisgau; Grand Prior of the German Order of St. John and Herr von Heitersheim (1481-1505); joined Order of St. John in 1461, fought against the Turks on Rhodes that year and in 1480; in 1481, became Grand Commander of German knights of St. John, and commander of Freiburg im Breisgau
Citations
"Rudolf von Werdenberg," Wikipedia, accessed July 3, 2024, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_von_Werdenberg.
Description
um 1443 geboren, 2.9.1505 gestorben, Komtur der Johanniter in Freiburg, 1480/81 Subkommissar des Johannes de Cardona, 1482-1505 Großprior des Johanniterordens von Deutschland; variant: Rudolf X, von Werdenberg
Citations
"Werdenberg, Rudolph von," CERL Thesaurus, accessed July 3, 2024, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01939282.
Citations
1964 (Stiftsbibliothek Melk, Codex Mellicensis 1564), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

Preferred citation

"Rudolf, von Werdenberg, approximately 1443-1505." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified July 03, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/768881587928

Change notes

Date added
2024-07-03
Last edited
2024-07-03