Adolf, King of the Romans

Adolf
Small throne seal of King Adolf (1298)
King of Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
Reign5 May 1292 – 23 June 1298
Coronation24 June 1292
Aachen Cathedral
PredecessorRudolf I
SuccessorAlbert I
Count of Nassau
Tenureca. 1276 – 2 July 1298
PredecessorWalram II
SuccessorRobert VI
Born1255
Died2 July 1298 (aged 43)
Göllheim
Burial
Rosenthal Abbey [de], then moved to Speyer Cathedral in 1309
SpouseImagina of Isenburg-Limburg
IssueGerlach I, Count of Nassau
Mechthild, Duchess of Upper Bavaria
HouseHouse of Nassau
FatherWalram II, Count of Nassau
MotherAdelheid of Katzenelnbogen
SignatureAdolf's signature

Adolf (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298.[1][2] He was never crowned by the pope, which would have secured him the imperial title. He was the first physically and mentally healthy ruler of the Holy Roman Empire ever to be deposed without a papal excommunication. Adolf died shortly afterwards in the Battle of Göllheim fighting against his successor Albert of Habsburg.

He was the second in the succession of so-called count-kings of several rivalling comital houses striving after the Roman-German royal dignity.

  1. ^ Newton, Michael (2014). Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-286-1.
  2. ^ Péporté, Pit (2013). "Menzel (Michael). Die Zeit der Entwürfe 1273–1347". Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire. 91 (4): 1392–1394.