Representation of the Battle of Marchfeld on August 26; 1278; between the villages of Durnkrut and Jedenspeingen; Lower Austria; and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the coming centuries - This confrontation confronted the imperial forces; led by Rodolph of Habsburg and his ally Ladislas IV of Hungary; with those of the Kingdom of Boheme; led by King Ottokar II; and ended with the victory of the first (Battle on the Marchfeld; fought by Rudolph of Habsburg against Ottokar of Bohemia; on 26 August 1278 and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries) Engraving from ??Allgemeine Geschichte??by Rotteck 1844