Count Kings
As a count-kings of historians referred Bernd Schneidmüller in the Roman Empire Holy between the interregnum and the final acquisition of royalty by the dynasty of the Hapsburg 1438 ruling kings. They were:
- Rudolf I of Habsburg , King (1273–1291)
- Adolf of Nassau , King (1292–1298)
- Albrecht I of Habsburg , King (1298–1308)
- Henry VII of Luxembourg , king from 1308, emperor (1312–1313)
- Ludwig IV. The Baier , king from 1314, emperor (1328–1347), Wittelsbacher
- Charles IV of Luxembourg , king from 1346 (re-election in 1347), emperor (1355-1378)
- Wenceslaus of Luxembourg , King (1378–1400)
- Ruprecht von der Pfalz , King (1401–1410), Wittelsbacher
- Jobst of Moravia , King (1410–1411), Luxembourger
- Sigismund of Luxembourg , King from 1410, Emperor (1433–1437)
However, this categorization is not generally recognized in historical studies. In fact, only Rudolf I, Adolf von Nassau and Heinrich VII. Imperial Counts, all other kings of that time were dukes or (Bohemian) kings and electors.
literature
- Bernd Schneidmüller: The emperors of the Middle Ages. 2nd, improved edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-406-53598-4 , p. 87.