Battle of Marchfeld

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The Battle of Marchfeld was a decisive 1278 clash near Dürnkrut in which Rudolf I of Habsburg defeated and killed King Ottokar II of Bohemia, securing Habsburg dominance in Austria and Central Europe.

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Battle of Marchfeld canonical 4
Battle on the Marchfeld 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
allyOfRudolf Hungarian Cumans ⓘ
linked to: Kipchak-Cuman

Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen ⓘ
Battle on the Marchfeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marchfeld
belligerent Holy Roman Empire (Rudolfian faction) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ
Rudolf I of Habsburg ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf I of Germany
commander King Ladislaus IV of Hungary ⓘ
Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ
Rudolf I of Habsburg ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf I of Germany
conflictType feudal succession conflict ⓘ
country Duchy of Austria ⓘ
date 1278-08-26 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Habsburg acquisition of the Duchy of Austria ⓘ
Habsburg acquisition of the Duchy of Styria ⓘ
hasAftermath consolidation of Habsburg hereditary lands in Austria ⓘ
weakening of Bohemian influence in Central Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod 13th century ⓘ
killedPerson Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Austria ⓘ
opponentOfRudolf Duchy of Austria (Ottokar’s rule) ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Austria

Duchy of Styria ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
outcome death of Ottokar II of Bohemia ⓘ
partOf Bohemian–Habsburg conflicts ⓘ
place Marchfeld plain ⓘ
near Dürnkrut ⓘ
precededBy Rudolf I’s election as King of the Romans ⓘ
imperial ban on Ottokar II ⓘ
relatedTo Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
result decisive Habsburg victory ⓘ
significance ended Ottokar II’s expansionist policy ⓘ
marked rise of Habsburg power in Central Europe ⓘ
secured Habsburg control over Austria ⓘ
usedTroopType Cuman light cavalry ⓘ
heavy cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
year 1278 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rudolf I of Germany → battle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ
Ottokar II of Bohemia → deathPlace → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ
subject linked to: King Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ottokar II of Bohemia → notableBattle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ
subject linked to: King Ottokar II of Bohemia
Marchfeld → historicalEventLocation → Battle on the Marchfeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marchfeld
Battle of Marchfeld → alsoKnownAs → Battle on the Marchfeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marchfeld
Rudolf of Habsburg → battle → Battle of Marchfeld ⓘ
Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen → alsoKnownAs → Battle on the Marchfeld ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marchfeld