Rudolf dies suddenly at Milan in 1365,…
1365 CE
Rudolf dies suddenly at Milan in 1365, aged twenty-five.
His and his wife's mortal remains are buried at the Ducal Crypt underneath the Stephansdom in Vienna.
In spite of the high-flying (and maybe sometimes megalomaniac) character of his plans, he has managed to modernize his territories and his city, the prominence of which is considerably increasing.
His untimely death without issue halts further progress, however.
His younger brothers Albert III and Leopold III, who are to rule jointly under the Rudolfinische Hausordnung (Rudolfinian House Rules), will begin to quarrel ceaselessly and ultimately agreed to divide the Habsburg territories between them according to the 1379 Treaty of Neuberg.
The fruit of Rudolf's efforts will be reaped by Leopold's descendant Frederick V of Austria, elected King of the Romans in 1440 and sole ruler over all Austrian lands from 1457, who will lay the foundations of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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