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SIGISMUND, sĭj′ĭs-mŭnd, Ger. pron. zē̇′gē̇s-mụnt (c.1368-1437). Holy Roman Emperor from 1411 to 1437. Holy Roman Emperor from 1411 to 1437. He was the second son of the Emperor Charles IV., whom he succeeded in 1378 in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
May 30, 2001 · As Holy Roman Emperor, he was naturally fiercely opposed to the Hussites. In 1419, when the Hussite revolution was at its full strength, Sigismund was made King of the Czech Lands by the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Jun 1, 2020 · Sigismund, (born Feb. 15, 1368, probably Nürnberg—died Dec. 9, 1437, Znojmo, Bohemia), Holy Roman emperor from 1433, king of Hungary from 1387, German king from 1411, king of Bohemia from 1419, and Lombard king from 1431. The last emperor of the House of Luxembourg, he participated in settling the Western Schism and the Hussite wars in Bohemia.
Sigismund was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany for a time in the early 15th Century. He played a role in ending the Catholic Church's Great Schism. He was born on Feb. 15, 1368, in Nuremberg. His father was the reigning Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, and his mother was Elizabeth of Pomerania. Sigismund went early in life to the Hungarian ...
The council accepted the resignation of the Roman Pope Gregory XII on July 4, 1415 and excommunicated John XXIII and the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII in 1417. Pope Martin V was elected pope on November 11, ending the schism. On May 31, 1433, Sigismund was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome.
The Complete List of Holy Roman Emperors. The Holy Roman Emperor (German: Römisch-deutscher Kaiser, Latin: Romanorum Imperator) was the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.The position evolved into an elected monarchy, but the emperor elect (imperator electus) was until the 15th century required to be crowned by the Pope before assuming the imperial title.
May 4, 2024 · She bore six children to Charles: Anne of Bohemia (1366–1394), who was married to Richard II of England Sigismund (1368–1437), the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary. John of Görlitz (1370–1396). Charles (13 March 1372–24 July 1373). Margaret of Bohemia (1373–1410), who was married to John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg.
