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Frederick the Fair

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1289–1330 Also known as Frederick of the Habsburgs

Habsburg Duke of Austria, jointly elected King of the Romans in 1314 with Louis IV, triggering an eight-year dual-kingship dispute;…

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  1. 1308–1314Vienna · AustriaIn 1308 inherited Austria, Styria and other lands, becoming one of the most powerful princes in southern Germany and accumulating political capital for a future imperial bid.
  2. 1314–1322within the Holy Roman Empire · BavariaElected King of the Romans in 1314 alongside Louis IV, backed by some electors and the papacy, fiercely contesting imperial authority with the Wittelsbach faction between 1314 and 1320.
  3. 1322–1330Vienna · AustriaDefeated and imprisoned by Louis IV at Mühldorf in 1322; reconciled and co-ruling in 1325, though real power slipped away; died in Vienna in 1330.

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