Original: December -- Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I of Germany invests his sons Albert I of Germany and Rudolph II of Austria as co-rulers of the duchies of Austria and Styria , thus founding the Habsburg dynasty in those territories .
Simplified: Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I of Germany makes his sons Albert I of Germany and Rudolph II of Austria as rulers of the of Austria and Styria , thus founding the Habsburg dynasty in those territories .