Werner von Eppstein1 September 1273
Werner of Mainz introduced Rudolf of Habsburg as a candidate for the German kingship.
Germany · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Werner of Mainz introduced Rudolf of Habsburg as a candidate for the German kingship.
Ottokar II opposed the electoral arrangement that favoured Rudolf of Habsburg.
Frederick of Nuremberg promoted Rudolf's candidacy among the electors.
Louis the Strict cast the formal electoral declaration for Rudolf on behalf of the assembled princes.
The electors chose Rudolf of Habsburg, ending the era of rival and largely absent kings.
Rudolf was crowned King of the Romans at Aachen after his election.
Rudolf began restoring royal justice and authority after the Great Interregnum.
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
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