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The German throne dispute or German throne controversy (German: Deutscher Thronstreit) was a political conflict in the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 to 1215. This dispute, between the House of Hohenstaufen and the House of Welf , was over the successor to Emperor Henry VI , who had just died.
The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [16] It developed in the Early Middle Ages , and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
Kings of the Romans — elected heir apparents to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. See also: Category:Queens of the Romans The main article for this category is Kings of the Romans .
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period [1] (Latin: Imperator Germanorum; German: Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.
Eastern Roman Empire: Byzantine emperor: 1 October 1071 Michael VII Doukas: Go-Sanjō: Japan: Emperor of Japan: 18 January 1073 Shirakawa: Nikephoros III Botaneiates: Eastern Roman Empire: Byzantine emperor: 1 April 1081 Alexios I Komnenos: Shirakawa: Japan: Emperor of Japan: 3 January 1087 Horikawa: Henry IV Holy Roman Empire: Holy Roman ...
The royal Throne of Charlemagne in Aachen Cathedral. King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward.
In the Holy Roman Empire, the Great Interregnum (so-called to distinguish it from the longer period between 924 and 962) was a period of time, from approximately 1254 until 1273, following the throne dispute of Frederick II where the succession of the Holy Roman Empire was contested and fought over between pro- and anti-Hohenstaufen factions.
The Königswahl was the election of royal candidates in the Holy Roman Empire and its predecessors as king by a specified elective body. Whilst the succession to the throne of the monarch in some cultures is governed by the rules of hereditary succession, there are also elective monarchies.