The Holy Roman Empire: elected kings and emperors

The Holy Roman Empire: elected kings and emperorsThe Holy Roman Empire: elected kings and emperors. Explore 64 documented periods of rule across 16 source groupings. Compare succession, overlapping claims and changes of ruling house. The collection follows the linked lists; it is a selected chronology, not an exhaustive political history.

Louis II

Carloman

Charles III

Louis III

Arnulf

Louis IV

Conrad I

Henry I

Otto I

Otto II

Otto III

Henry II

Conrad II

Henry III

Henry IV

Rudolf of Rheinfelden

Hermann of Salm

Conrad of Italy

Henry V

Lothair III

Conrad III

Henry Berengar

Frederick I

Henry VI

Frederick II

Otto IV

Philip of Swabia

Henry (VII)

Conrad IV

Henry Raspe

William of Holland

Alfonso X of Castile

Richard of Cornwall

Rudolf I

Adolf

Albert I

Henry VII

Charles IV Wenceslaus

Günther

Rupert of the Palatinate

Jobst of Moravia

Sigismund

Albert II

Frederick III

Maximilian I

Charles V

Ferdinand I

Maximilian II

Rudolf II

Matthias

Ferdinand II

Ferdinand III

Ferdinand IV

Leopold I

Joseph I

Charles VI

Charles VII

Francis I

Joseph II

Leopold II

Francis II

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