Mühlburg , formerly a town on its own right, is a borough located in the west of Karlsruhe , Baden-Württemberg , Germany . The name Mühlburg could be translated as 'Mill Castle' and refers to a water mill and a water castle located at the site where a Roman road once crossed the small river Alb .
6-457: Mühlburg was first mentioned in 1248, when it was referred to as Mulenberc . In 1258 there was the first mention of a castle owned by Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden . In 1274 Mühlburg was, like many neighbouring settlements, occupied by Rudolph of Habsburg . In 1670 Mühlburg received town privileges and, just a few years before Karlsruhe, it was issued a "letter of freedom", which relaxed the requirements for craftsmen and new citizens to settle in
12-502: A newly founded palace nearby, out of which the future city of Karlsruhe would develop. Mühlburg finally became a borough of Karlsruhe in 1886. Mühlburg is the birthplace of Karl Benz (1844–1929), inventor of the automobile and founder of Benz & Cie. Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden (1230 – 19 November 1288 ) served as Regent to Margrave Frederick I from 1250 until 1267, then as Margrave of Baden from 1268 until his death in 1288. He
18-545: The margrave. In 1283, Otto II of Eberstein sold the other half of Old Eberstein Castle to Rudolf I. In the 14th century, the castle was the place of residence for the Margraves of Baden. In 1250 Rudolf I began the construction of Hohenbaden Castle . On 23 August 1258 King Richard of Cornwall gave the city of Steinbach its charter . Rudolf I had asked the king to do this. The Lords of Weissenstein sold their castle Liebeneck and
24-484: The town. It is believed that the Margraves of Baden planned to expand Mühlburg. Any such plans came to a halt in 1689, when Mühlburg and its castle were destroyed by French troops during the Nine Years' War following the orders of Louis XIV of France to destroy the margravate of Baden ( "Ruinez les pays de Bade" ). The castle was never rebuilt thereafter and the ruins of the castle were used as building material for
30-604: The village of Würm to the margrave. Rudolf I quarreled with the Counts of Württemberg and the Bishops of Straßburg over the tolls on the Rhine . The quarrel with Württemberg ended in later years because of the marriage of one of Rudolf's sons into the Württemberg dynasty. Rudolf I built many churches and abbeys. Because of his love of art and Minnesang , Rudolf was lauded by Beppo of Basel as
36-570: Was the son of Herman V and Irmengard , Countess Palatine of the Rhine. She was the daughter of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine . Rudolf inherited Baden, together with his brother Herman VI , until Herman VI married into the Austrian ducal family. Rudolf I then became the sole ruler of Baden-Baden. Rudolf I married Kunigunde of Eberstein in 1257. The Eberstein family were in a position to raise money for Rudolf, and they bequeathed half their castle to
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