Henry elected King of Romans against Phillip the Far's candidate
11/27/1308 AD elected
Following the assassination of King Albert I, Philip aggressively campaigns for his brother, Charles of Valois, to be elected the next King of the Romans.
Philip thought he had the backing of the French Pope Clement V (established at Avignon), and that his prospects of bringing the empire into the orbit of the French royal house were good.
However, Clement V and most of the electors were not keen to see an expansion of French power: Henry, bound by few national ties, was selected as a compromise candidate
Subjects Who or What elected?
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Pope Clement V (Raymond Bertrand de Got) Pope of Roman Catholic c... -
Germany Nation
Objects To Whom or What was elected?
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Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor 1312 ...
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