Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans

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Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans, was a late 13th-century German monarch from the House of Nassau whose brief and contested reign as King of the Romans ended with his deposition and death in battle in 1298.

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Adolf of Nassau 0
Adolf, King of the Romans 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Romans
human
medieval monarch
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
associatedWith Nassau territories
Rhineland
birthDate c. 1255
birthPlace County of Nassau
burialPlace Speyer Cathedral
causeOfDeath killed in battle
conflict Battle of Göllheim
power struggle with Albert I of Habsburg
coronationDate 1292-06-24
coronationPlace Aachen
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1298-07-02
deathPlace near Göllheim
deposedBy prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
dynasticOrigin House of Nassau
surface form: Walramian line of the House of Nassau
electedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
electionDate 1292-05-05
era Late Middle Ages
event deposition by the prince-electors
father Walram II, Count of Nassau
gender male
governmentForm elective monarchy
historicalPeriod 13th century
house House of Nassau
language Middle High German
mannerOfDeath death in battle
mother Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen
name Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
surface form: Adolf of Nassau
nobleFamily House of Nassau
notableFor being the first king of the Romans from the House of Nassau
brief and contested reign as King of the Romans
opponent Albert I of Habsburg
positionHeld Count of Nassau-Siegen
surface form: Count of Nassau

King of the Romans
predecessor Rudolf I of Germany
surface form: Rudolf I of Habsburg
reignEnd 1298-06-23
reignStart 1292-05-05
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
successor Albert I of Habsburg
title King of the Romans
surface form: Roman-German King

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County of Nassau associatedWithPerson Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans
House of Nassau notableMember Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans
this entity surface form: Adolf, King of the Romans