Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire

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The Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire was a prolonged period in the 13th century during which the empire lacked a universally recognized emperor, leading to political fragmentation and increased power of regional princes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
German interregnum 1
Great Interregnum 1
Interregnum in Austria 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
interregnum ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction German kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
characterizedBy absence of a universally recognized emperor ⓘ
decentralization of authority ⓘ
frequent local conflicts ⓘ
rival kings elected by different factions ⓘ
strengthening of the prince-electors ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endTime 1273 ⓘ
followedBy election of Rudolf I of Habsburg ⓘ
rise of the Habsburgs ⓘ
follows reign of Frederick II ⓘ
hasCause death of Frederick II in 1250 ⓘ
failure to elect a universally recognized emperor ⓘ
hasEffect competition between rival kings ⓘ
consolidation of princely territories ⓘ
growth of city autonomy ⓘ
increased influence of the papacy in imperial politics ⓘ
increased power of regional princes ⓘ
political fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
rise of territorial principalities ⓘ
weakening of central imperial authority ⓘ
influenced constitutional development of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
later rules of imperial election ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalSources Latin ⓘ
Middle High German ⓘ
location Central Europe ⓘ
mainSubject imperial succession ⓘ
power of the prince-electors ⓘ
territorial fragmentation ⓘ
partOf history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
medieval German history ⓘ
politicalContext Guelph and Ghibelline conflict ⓘ
struggle between papacy and empire ⓘ
precededBy Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
relatedTo Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ
significantEvent death of Emperor Frederick II ⓘ
significantFigure Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ
Pope Alexander IV ⓘ
Pope Clement IV ⓘ
Pope Innocent IV ⓘ
Pope Urban IV ⓘ
Richard of Cornwall ⓘ
Rudolf I of Habsburg ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf I of Germany

William II of Holland ⓘ
startTime 1250 ⓘ
timePeriod 13th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rudolf I of Germany → predecessor → Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Germany → significantEvent → Great Interregnum ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Göllheim → relatedTo → German interregnum ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire
Babenberg territories in Austria → followedBy → Interregnum in Austria ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire