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Election of Rudolf of Habsburg as Holy Roman Emperor
On 29 September 1273, seven electors at a diet in Frankfurt elected Count Rudolf I of Habsburg as Holy Roman Emperor, ending the nearly twenty-year G…
Timeline
- 1273Frankfurt · HesseSeven electors convened a diet in Frankfurt to negotiate the succession to the imperial throne, seeking a balance between church support and princely interests.
- 1273Frankfurt · HesseThe electors unanimously chose Rudolf I as King of the Romans; he pledged to respect princely privileges and covet no princely territory, and received the approval of Pope Gregory X, thereby ending the Great Interregnum.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica: Rudolf I (Holy Roman emperor) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-I-Holy-Roman-emperor
- The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume VI: Victory of the Papacy — J. R. Tanner et al. (1929)