Henry Raspe, anti-king of Germany

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Henry Raspe was a 13th-century Landgrave of Thuringia who was elected anti-king of Germany in opposition to the Hohenstaufen ruler Conrad IV during the conflicts between the papacy and the imperial house.

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instanceOf Landgrave of Thuringia
anti-king of Germany
human
alsoKnownAs Henry Raspe IV
battle Battle of Nidda
burialPlace Wartburg Castle
conflict struggle between papacy and Hohenstaufen dynasty
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth circa 1204
dateOfDeath 1247-02-16
deathCause illness
electedBy papal party of German princes
era 13th century
father Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
givenName Henry
historicalSignificance anti-king during the Interregnum crisis in the Holy Roman Empire
mother Sophia of Wittelsbach
linked to: Sophia of Bavaria
nobleFamily Ludovingian dynasty
linked to: Ludowingian dynasty
nobleTitle Landgrave of Thuringia
notableEvent elected anti-king of Germany in 1246
numberOfChildren 0
opponent Hohenstaufen dynasty
opposed Conrad IV of Germany
partOf Holy Roman Empire nobility
linked to: Holy Roman nobility
placeOfBirth Thuringia
placeOfDeath Wartburg Castle
politicalAlignment papal party
positionHeld King of Germany
Landgrave of Thuringia
anti-king of Germany
predecessorAsKingOfGermany Conrad IV of Germany
predecessorAsLandgraveOfThuringia Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
regionRuled Thuringia
reignEnd 1247
reignEndAsKingOfGermany 1247
reignStart 1227
reignStartAsKingOfGermany 1246
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Wartburg Castle
spouse Beatrice of Brabant
Elisabeth of Brandenburg
Gertrude of Babenberg
Sophie of Holland
linked to: Sophia of Holland
succeededByAsAntiKing William II of Holland
successorAsKingOfGermany William II of Holland
successorAsLandgraveOfThuringia Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
supportedBy Pope Innocent IV
territorialDomain Landgraviate of Thuringia

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Conrad IV of Germany titleContestedBy Henry Raspe, anti-king of Germany