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Rudolf

[roo-dolf]

noun

Max, 1902–1994, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.

Lake, former name of Turkana (def. 3).

a male given name, form of Rolf.

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

Also, Rudolph I.

Also called Rudolph I of Hapsburg.

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Rudolf¹ (ˈruːdɒlf)

—n
	Lake Rudolf the former name (until 1979) of (Lake) Turkana

Rudolf or Rudolph² (ˈruːdɒlf)

—n
	1858--89, archduke of Austria, son of emperor Franz Joseph: he and his mistress committed suicide at the royal hunting lodge in Mayerling

Rudolph or Rudolph²

—n

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Rudolf

duke of Burgundy (921-936) and later king of the West Franks, or France (923-936), who, after a stormy career typical of the general political instability that characterized the age, succeeded in consolidating his authority shortly before he died.

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