Albert I

Timeline

1. 1255–1291Rheinfelden · Canton of AargauEldest son of Rudolf I, he grew up in the empire's eastern lands. From 1282 he ruled Austria and Styria jointly with his brother Rudolf II; after their father's death he became the family's core heir in the eastern lands, accumulating strength for his later bid for the imperial throne.
2. 1298–1300Frankfurt · FrankfurtIn 1298 he led the princes in deposing Adolf and, after victory at the Battle of Göllheim, was elected King of the Romans. Thereafter he worked to secure recognition of his legitimacy from the electors and continuously negotiated with France over borders and alliances.
3. 1300–1308Wängen · Canton of AargauIn his later years he intensified suppression of the revolt of the Swiss forest cantons and intervened in the Burgundian succession dispute. In May 1308 he was assassinated at Wängen by his nephew John Parricida; the imperial throne again fell vacant, and Henry VII of Luxembourg was subsequently elected emperor.