Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Cardinal and Archbishop of Olomouc (1788 – 1831), member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz) in 1819 and became cardinal in the same year. Rudolph is known for his patronage of the arts, most notably as sponsor of Ludwig van Beethoven who dedicated several of his works to him.

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