anti-king of Germany
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The anti-king of Germany was a rival claimant to the German throne, elected in opposition to the reigning king during periods of political and ecclesiastical conflict in the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| anti-king of Germany canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical role
ⓘ
political title ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Germany ⓘ |
| electedBy |
imperial princes
ⓘ
princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| GermanName | Gegenkönig ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict between emperor and pope
ⓘ
disputed royal election ⓘ rival dynastic claims ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arose during dynastic or constitutional conflicts
ⓘ
elected in opposition to the reigning king of Germany ⓘ often linked to papal or ecclesiastical opposition to the reigning king ⓘ typically supported by a faction of princes ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | rival claimant to the German royal throne elected in opposition to a reigning king ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
civil war within the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
fragmentation of royal authority ⓘ strengthening of territorial princes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
ⓘ
Henry Raspe ⓘ Hermann of Salm ⓘ Otto of Nordheim ⓘ Rudolf I of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Rudolf I of Habsburg
Rudolf of Rheinfelden ⓘ
surface form:
Rudolf II of Rheinfelden
William II, Count of Holland ⓘ
surface form:
William II of Holland
|
| hasRelatedConcept |
anti-pope
ⓘ
elective monarchy ⓘ imperial election ⓘ rival king ⓘ |
| LatinName | antirex Germaniae ⓘ |
| legalStatus | contested ⓘ |
| opposes | king of Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the German monarchy
ⓘ
political history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | rival to the legitimate king of Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Investiture Controversy ⓘ anti-king ⓘ papal-imperial conflict ⓘ |
| typicalOpponents |
imperial loyalists
ⓘ
reigning king of Germany ⓘ |
| typicalSupportBase |
opposition princes
ⓘ
papal party ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.