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Sigismund (February 14, 1368 December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, and the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also one of the longest ruling Kings of Hungary, reigning for fifty years from 1387 to 1437. He also was King of Bohemia from 1419, of Lombardia from 1431, and of Germany from 1411. [3]
Sigismund was christened as the namesake of his maternal great-grandfather, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. When Casimir died in 1492, Sigismund was his only son without any titles or land. From 1495 to 1496, he petitioned his brother Alexander to provide him with land, and Elisabeth Habsburg attempted to install him on the Austrian throne.
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.
Articles relating to Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368–1437, reigned 1433–1437) and his reign. Pages in category "Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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 ...
Originally Created by: MC. Added: Nov 20, 2005. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 12419869. Source citation. Holy Roman Emperor. He reigned as King of Bohemia, Luxembourg and Hungaria, before becoming Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of King Charles IV of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. He was buried in Oradea’s Cathedral ...
Wenceslas’ half brother Sigismund, king of Hungary and later Holy Roman Emperor, succeeded to the throne of Bohemia in 1419. Because of the unrest that continued there, however, he maintained his court in Buda. Like his father and brother before him, Sigismund lavishly decorated his residences and commissioned sumptuous works of art.
