14th-Century German People - Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Wenceslaus, King of the Romans (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich von Plauen, Johannes Tauler, Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, Peter Parler, Palman, Michael Kuchmeister von Sternberg, Florian Ungler, Heinrich Frauenlob, Leonhard Reichartinger, Nicholas of Strasburg, Anna von Munzingen. Excerpt: Henry VII (German: Heinrich; ca. 1275 - 24 August 1313) was the King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg. During his brief career he reinvigorated the imperial cause in Italy, wracked with the partisan struggles the divided Guelf and Ghibelline, and inspired the praise of Dino Compagni and Dante Alighieri; however, his premature death undid his life's work. Born around 1275 in Valenciennes, he was a son of Count Henry VI of Luxembourg and Beatrice from the House of Avesnes. Raised at the French court, he was the lord of comparatively small properties in a peripheral and French-speaking part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was symptomatic of the empire's weakness that during his rule as the Count of Luxembourg, he agreed to become a French vassal, seeking the protection of Philip the Fair. During his rule of Luxembourg, he ruled effectively, especially in keeping the peace in local feudal disputes. Henry became caught up in the internal political machinations of the Holy Roman Empire with the assassination of King Albert I on 1 May 1308. Almost immediately, King Philip the Fair of France began aggressively seeking support for his brother, Charles of Valois, to be elected the next King of the Romans. Believing he possessed the backing of the French Pope Clement V, his prospects of bringing the empire into the orbit of the French royal house seemed favor...