Rudolf I (died 3 August 908) was the

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from 892 until his death. He was the youngest son of Udo of Neustria. In 892, he was appointed as bishop to replace Arno, who was killed during a campaign against

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. At the same time, his brother Conrad the Elder became Margrave of Thuringia, reflecting the influence the family held within

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. It is probable that Arnulf switched his patronage from one family to another, because

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, a Babenberg, was deposed for counselling Arno to campaign. Soon after the Babenbergs and Conradines were in a feud. Rudolf was killed in 908 while fighting against the

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in Thuringia.

Sources

* Reuter, Timothy (trans.)
The Annals of Fulda
'. (Manchester Medieval series, Ninth-Century Histories, Volume II.) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992. 10th-century German bishops Conradines Military personnel killed in action 908 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Würzburg Bishops in the Carolingian Empire Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub