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Coronation of Sigismund as King of Hungary

Type Event Region Europe Time 1414

On 8 November 1414 Sigismund was crowned King of the Romans at Aachen, joining the Hungarian and Imperial crowns and backing the Council of Constance.

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  1. 1410–1414Frankfurt · HesseSigismund was chosen King of the Romans by the seven electors in 1410, but entanglements with Bohemia, Hungary, and church affairs delayed his formal coronation until 1414.
  2. 1414Aachen Cathedral · North Rhine-WestphaliaThe Archbishop of Cologne anointed and crowned Sigismund on Charlemagne's coronation throne, with German princes and senior churchmen in attendance, formally establishing his status as imperial king.
  3. 1414Constance · Baden-WürttembergImmediately after his coronation Sigismund traveled south to Constance, presiding over the opening of the council as protector of the Empire, converting his dual Hungarian–Imperial kingship into diplomatic capital for resolving the Church schism.

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