Günther von Schwarzburg

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Günther von Schwarzburg was a 14th-century German nobleman who briefly served as a rival King of the Romans during a contested imperial succession.

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Günther von Schwarzburg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman
King of the Romans
human
associatedWith Free City of Frankfurt
burialPlace Bartholomew Church, Frankfurt am Main
causeOfDeath plague
conflict disputed succession to the Holy Roman Empire
coronationDate 6 February 1349
coronationPlace Cologne
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1304
dateOfDeath 14 June 1349
elected King of the Romans
electionDate 17 January 1349
electionPlace Frankfurt am Main
era 14th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName von Schwarzburg
father Heinrich VII, Count of Schwarzburg
givenName Günther
hasOccupation military leader
historicalRegion Thuringia
legacy remembered as one of the last anti-kings of the Holy Roman Empire
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Christina von Hohnstein
name Günther von Schwarzburg
nobleFamily House of Schwarzburg
nobleTitle Count of Schwarzburg
notableFor being a rival king during the contested imperial succession of 1349
opponent Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
participatedIn Imperial election of 1349
placeOfBirth Blankenburg, Schwarzburg
placeOfDeath Frankfurt am Main
positionHeld King of the Romans
rival King of the Romans
predecessor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAs rival King of the Romans
reignEnd 1349
reignStart 1349
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Frankfurt am Main
Schwarzburg
sexOrGender male
spouse Elisabeth von Honstein-Klettenberg
successor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
supportedBy Wittelsbach party
opponents of Charles IV

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King of the Romans officeHolder Günther von Schwarzburg
Günther von Schwarzburg name Günther von Schwarzburg