Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

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Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry VII (Heinrich; c. 1275 (or 1279) - 24 August 1313) was the King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum
King of the Romans

King of the Romans was the title used by the Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperator futurus prior to his imperial coronation performed by the Pope, ....
) from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg

House of Luxembourg

The House of Luxembourg was a medi?val Luxembourgian noble family. In 1308, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, became German king, his son, John of Luxembourg, shortly afterwards received the Bohemian monarchs....
. During his brief career he reinvigorated the imperial cause in Italy

Kingdom of Italy (medieval)

The Kingdom of Italy was a creation of the Lombards who invaded the Italian peninsula, following the destruction of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, in 568....
and inspired the praise of Dino Compagni

Dino Compagni

Dino Compagni was an Italian historical writer and political figure.He was born into a prosperous family of Florence, supporters of the Guelphs and Ghibelliness....
and Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri , commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florence poet of the Middle Ages. His Magnum opus, the Divine Comedy , is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature....
.

Born in Valenciennes

Valenciennes

Valenciennes is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded....
he was a son of Count Henry VI of Luxembourg

Henry VI of Luxembourg

Henry VI was count of Luxembourg and Arlon from the death of his father, Henry V of Luxembourg in 1281 until his own death, seven years later, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry VII of Luxembourg....
and Béatrice from the House of Avesnes

House of Avesnes

The Avesnes family played an important role during the Middle Ages. The family has its roots in the small village Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the north of France....
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Holy Roman Emperor

House of Luxembourg

Kingdom of Italy (medieval)

The Kingdom of Italy was a creation of the Lombards who invaded the Italian peninsula, following the destruction of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, in 568....
and inspired the praise of Dino Compagni

Dino Compagni

Dino Compagni was an Italian historical writer and political figure.He was born into a prosperous family of Florence, supporters of the Guelphs and Ghibelliness....
and Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Valenciennes

Henry VI of Luxembourg

House of Avesnes

The Avesnes family played an important role during the Middle Ages. The family has its roots in the small village Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the north of France....
. His son, John the Blind, was elected as King of Bohemia

Kingdom of Bohemia

The Kingdom of Bohemia was a country in Central Europe. It was formally established in 1212 by the Golden Bull of Sicily issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, by promoting the Duchy of Bohemia to the kingdom status, although some former rulers of Bohemia enjoyed a non-hereditary royal title....
in 1310. On 15 August 1309, Henry VII announced his intention to travel to Rome and expected his troops to be ready to travel by 1 October 1310. He then travelled to Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
to be crowned as emperor, the title having been vacant since the death of Frederick II

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , of the House of Hohenstaufen dynasty, was an Kingdom of Italy pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215....
. His coronation was on June 29, 1312. As Emperor he planned to restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
, and indeed he restored imperial power in parts of northern Italy, fighting against the anti-imperial commune of Florence

Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
. However, he quarrelled with the Guelphs and Ghibellines

Guelphs and Ghibellines

The Guelphs and Ghibellines were Political factions supporting, respectively, the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in central and northern Italy during the 12th and 13th centuries....
, especially in the free cities in Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, and King Robert of Naples

Robert of Naples

Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise was King of Naples from 1309 to 1343. He was also Duke of Calabria , titular King of Jerusalem, and Counts of Provence ....
and Pope Clement V

Pope Clement V

Pope Clement V , born Raymond Bertrand de Got , was Pope from 1305 to his death. He is memorable in history for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar, and as the Pope who moved the Roman Curia to Avignon - although, as a matter of fact, he moved the Roman Curia to Carpentras - in 1309, after staying four years in Poitiers....
were both worried about his firm imperial policies. Henry wanted to punish Robert of Naples for his disloyal actions (As Count of Provence, Robert was technically Henry's vassal), but he died on August 24, 1313 at Buonconvento

Buonconvento

Buonconvento is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
near Siena

Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
.

Henry is the famous alto Arrigo in Dante's Paradise, in which the poet is shown the seat of honor that awaits Henry in Heaven. Dante also alludes to him numerous times in "Purgatorio" as the savior who will bring imperial rule back to Italy, and end the inappropriate temporal control of the Church. Henry VII's success in Italy was not lasting, however, and after his death the anti-imperial forces regained control.

After the death of Henry VII, two rivals, the Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a Germany dynasty from Bavaria. Their major principal roles were as List of rulers of Bavaria , Electoral Palatinate , List of rulers of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, County of Hainaut and Zeeland , List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne , Duchy of J?lich and Berg , Kings of Sweden...
Ludwig of Bavaria

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the Duke of Bavaria from 1294/1301 together with his brother Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Electoral Palatinate until 1329, King of Germany from 1314, and Holy Roman Empire from 1328....
and Frederick the Handsome

Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg)

Frederick the Handsome or the Fair , from the House of Habsburg, was the Duke of Austria as Frederick I and King of Germany as Frederick III....
of the House of Habsburg, laid claim to the crown. Their dispute culminated in the Battle of Mühldorf

Battle of Mühldorf

The Battle of M?hldorf was fought on September 28, 1322 between Bavaria and Austria. The Bavarians were led by Louis the Bavarian, while the Austrians were led by his cousin Frederick I of Austria ....
on 28 September 1322, which was lost by Frederick.

Family and children

He was married in Tervuren

Tervuren

Tervuren is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Duisburg , Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel....
9 July 1292 with Margaret of Brabant

Margaret of Brabant

File:Margaret of Brabant.jpgMargaret of Brabant , was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. She was the wife of Count Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and after his coronation 1309, Queen of Germany....
, daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant

John I, Duke of Brabant

John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant , Duke of Lothier and Duchy of Limburg .He was the son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Aleidis of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy....
and had the following children:

John I, Count of Luxemburg (10 August, 1296 – 26 August, 1346),
Marie
Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France

Marie de Luxembourg , Queen Consort of France and Navarre, second wife of King Charles IV of France. She was the daughter of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret of Brabant....
(1304–26 March 1324, Issoudun-en-Berry), married in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
21 September 1322 to King Charles IV of France
Charles IV of France

Charles IV , was the List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the House of Capet....
.
Beatrix
Beatrix of Luxembourg

Beatrix of Luxembourg was the youngest child of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife, Margaret of Brabant. Her two siblings were John of Luxembourg and Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France....
(1305–11 November 1319), married 1318 to King Charles I of Hungary
Charles I of Hungary

Charles I of Hungary , , is also known as Charles Robert, Charles Robert of Anjou, and Charles Robert of Anjou-Hungary, King of Hungary ....
.