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Rudolf I's Imperial Recognition

Type Event Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1273–1291

Elected German king at Frankfurt in 1273, Rudolf I consolidated control over imperial princes and the northern Alps;…

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  1. 1273Frankfurt · GermanyThe imperial electors at Frankfurt elected Rudolf of Habsburg as German king, ending the Great Interregnum, winning formal recognition from the imperial princes, and opening his eighteen-year reign.
  2. 1274–1290Northern foothills of the Alps · Central EuropeThrough military action and feudal ties, Rudolf I extended Habsburg influence in Austria and the Swiss forest cantons, bringing Uri, Schwyz, and others into the imperial suzerain order, planting the seeds of later local resistance.
  3. 1291Spiez · Canton of BernRudolf I died at Spiez; direct imperial and Habsburg control over the forest cantons weakened, the three cantons seized the opportunity to form an alliance, and the pattern of imperial recognition faced new challenges.

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