Lothair III

Timeline

1. 1075–1125Saxony · SaxonyLothair came from the Saxon nobility and was granted the Duchy of Saxony in 1106 after his conflict with Emperor Henry V, becoming one of the most important princes in northern Germany, accumulating considerable regional influence and maintaining good relations with the papacy.
2. 1125–1133Mainz · MainzWhen Henry V of the Salian dynasty died without an heir in 1125, Lothair defeated the Hohenstaufen candidate Frederick II at the electoral assembly at Mainz and was elected King of Germany, subsequently crowned at Aachen. His reign faced two anti-king rebellions by the Hohenstaufen (Conrad challenged his authority as anti-king in 1127 and 1135), both of which were suppressed.
3. 1133–1137Rome · RomeIn 1133, Pope Innocent II crowned Lothair Holy Roman Emperor in Rome. He thereafter led two military expeditions south into Italy, assisting the pope against the antipope Anacletus II and Roger II of Sicily. On the return journey from his second Italian expedition in 1137, Lothair fell ill and died at Breitenwang in the Tyrolean mountains, aged about 62.