Count-kings () was a description given by the historian to the rulers of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

between the end of the Great Interregnum in 1273 and the final acquisition of the royal throne by the

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...

dynasty in 1438. They were as follows: * Rudolf of Habsburg, king (1273–1291) * Adolf of Nassau, king (1292–1298) * Albert I of Habsburg, king (1298–1308) *

Henry VII of Luxembourg Henry VII (German: ''Heinrich''; Vulgar Latin: ''Arrigo''; 1273 – 24 August 1313),Kleinhenz, pg. 494 also known as Henry of Luxembourg, was Count of Luxembourg, King of Germany ('' Rex Romanorum'') from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312 ...

, king from 1308, emperor (1312–1313) * Louis IV the Bavarian, king from 1314, emperor (1328–1347),

House of Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ...

* Charles IV of Luxembourg, king from 1346 (re-elected in 1347), emperor (1355–1378) * Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, king (1378–1400) * Rupert of the Palatinate, king (1401–1410),

* Jobst of Moravia, king (1410–1411),

House of Luxembourg The House of Luxembourg (; ; ) or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy Roman emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, List of r ...

Sigismund of Luxembourg Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437. He was elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) in 1410, and was also King of Bohemia from 1419, as well as prince-elec ...

, king from 1410, emperor (1433–1437) This categorisation is, however, not universally recognised by historians. In fact, during this period only Rudolph I, Adolphus of Nassau and Henry VII were

imperial count Imperial Count (, ) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. During the medieval era, it was used exclusively to designate the holder of an imperial county, that is, a fief held directly ( immediately) from the emperor, rather than from a prince wh ...

s; all the other kings were dukes or (Bohemian) kings and prince-electors.

Literature

* Bernd Schneidmüller: ''Die Kaiser des Mittelalters'', C. H. Beck, Munich, 2006, {{ISBN, 3-406-53598-4. !Comital kings

See also

Literature