Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII (German: Heinrich; Vulgar Latin: Arrigo; c. 1273 [2] – 24 August 1313), [3] also known as Henry of Luxembourg, was Count of Luxembourg, King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg.
Aug 20, 2023 · Henry VII, (born c. 1269/74, Valenciennes, Hainaut—died Aug. 24, 1313, Buonconvento, near Siena, Italy), count of Luxembourg (as Henry IV), German king (from 1308), and Holy Roman emperor (from 1312) who strengthened the position of his family by obtaining the throne of Bohemia for his son.
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Henry (VII), (born 1211, Sicily—died Feb. 12, 1242, Martirano, Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily), German king (from 1220), son of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II. After apparently spending most of his youth in Germany, Henry was crowned king of Sicily in 1212 and made duke of Swabia in 1216.
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Religion Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor views 2,773,806 updated HENRY VII, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR Reigned Nov. 27, 1308, to Aug. 24, 1313; b. Henry IV of Luxembourg, between 1269 and 1279.
May 14, 2018 · Henry VII (c. 1274-1313) was Holy Roman emperor and king of Germany from 1308 to 1313. He is often called the last medieval emperor, since his vision of the grandeur of the imperial office resembled that of his much more powerful predecessors. When he was elected Holy Roman emperor in November 1308, Henry, Count of Luxemburg, was the ruler of a ...
Majority and rebellion against his father King Henry receives homage in Würzburg in 1234, from the 16th-century Bishop's Chronicle by Lorenz Fries In 1228, he had a falling-out with Duke Louis of Bavaria, who was suspected of plotting with Pope Gregory IX against Emperor Frederick II.