Rudolf I

American

[roo-dolf, roo-dawlf] / ˈru dɒlf, ˈru dɔlf /

Or Rudolph I

noun

1218–91, king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1273–91: founder of the Hapsburg dynasty.

Rudolf I British

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

1218–91, king of Germany (1273–91): founder of the Hapsburg dynasty based on the duchies of Styria and Austria

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It bears the Capetown postmark and contains these words: 'My dear Rudolf, I shall be in Paris on the 1st of June and in just as wretched a plight as when you came to my assistance.

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My poor Rudolf, I knew him when he was a little boy. . . .

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When I got to the Rudolf I sent up a card to Nina on which I wrote something which at the moment I thought funny.

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As for your security, Rudolf, I can answer for my cousin Van Zonshoven’s discretion.

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“Mr. Rudolf,” I said, “allow me to arrange an interview for you with the General, since Miss Mordaunt declines.”

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