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Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor)

Type Figure Region Hungary Time 1368–1437 Also known as Sigismund

Sigismund (1368–1437), a Luxembourg dynasty ruler, King of Hungary from 1387, elected King of the Germans in 1411, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1433.

Timeline

  1. 1387–1400Buda · HungaryAcquired the Hungarian throne in 1387 through marriage to Queen Mary, consolidating the Luxembourg family's power in Central Europe and participating in defense against Ottoman expansion and internal noble politics.
  2. 1401–1410Central Europe · HungaryAfter Wenceslaus IV was deposed in 1400, Sigismund contested German royal power with Ruprecht, Elector Palatine; during this period he consolidated his rule over Hungary and watched the Polish–Lithuanian war against the Teutonic Order and the Central European balance of power after the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.
  3. 1411–1437Aachen · GermanyElected King of the Germans in 1411, crowned emperor in Rome in 1433; promoted the Council of Constance (1414–1418) to resolve the Great Schism, and continued to intervene in the Hussite movement in Bohemia and the politics of Central European states.

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