Election1273
1st of the Habsburg line which dominates the elections for Holy Roman Emperor
Historical person
Rudolf I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rudolf I, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Germany.
9 records1273–12948 events3 places
Chronological biography
1273
Holy Roman Emperor1273
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Elected King of Germany. 1st of the Habsburg line which dominates the elections for Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire1273
The crown was contested between Richard of Cornwall, who was supported by the Guelph party, and Alfonso X of Castile, who was recognized by the Hohenstaufen party but never set foot on German soil, after Richards death in 1273, the Interregnum ended with the unanimous election of Rudolf I of Germany, a minor pro-Staufen Count
Interregnum1273
The crown was contested between Richard of Cornwall, who was supported by the Guelph party, and Alfonso X of Castile, who was recognized by the Hohenstaufen party but never set foot on German soil, after Richards death in 1273, the Interregnum ended with the unanimous election of Rudolf I of Germany, a minor pro-Staufen Count
Succession1273
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Elected King of Germany. 1st of the Habsburg line which dominates the elections for Holy Roman Emperor
1274
Imperial Rigts1274
Recognized by Pope Gregory X after he renounces Imperial Rights in Rome
Recognition of By Pope Gregory X1274
Recognized by Pope Gregory X after he renounces Imperial Rights in Rome
1275
Rule of St Peter1275
The Papacy abolishes all claims to imperial suzerainty over the Patrimony of St Peter
1294
Succession1294
Succeeds as Duke of Upper Bavaria
Titles and roles
Duke · Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.