Possibly where Rudolph I stayed after being admitted to the city in 1273 before taking up residence in Rheinfelden. The red overlay shows that the structure was a part of the city fortifications by a gate. For more information, click on the picture.
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Rudolph I and the Bishop of Basel were bitter enemies. After a public fair on Munsterplatz, the Bishop of Basel encouraged the townspeople to attack and kill some of Rudolph's noble family. Rudolf was marching to Basel for revenge when he was elected King of Germany. His First wife Anna Gertrude was originally buried here. Click on the picture for more information about Basel's beloved Munster.
Böse Fasnacht was a Lenten carnival and tournament gone wrong. It was hosted by Duke Leopold I who was the owner of Klein Basel at the time. Historical details are sketchy as to the true cause, but the out-come was the slaughter of several of Leopold's knights and servants. Leopold narrowly escaped by boat to Klein Basel. The convicted ringleaders of the uprising were decapitated at Marktplatz and an Empirical Ban was levied and the whole of Basel was controlled by the Habsburgs for 10 years. Following Leopold's death at the battle of Sempach, Basel was able to purchase their freedom and take Klein Basel for their own.
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