Holy Roman
The German kingdom was the core of the Holy Roman Empire. Its kings were chosen by leading princes and bore the title King of the Romans.
In 1356 Emperor Charles IV's Golden Bull regulated the royal election, setting rules that lasted over four centuries. In 1508 Maximilian I adopted the title emperor elect with papal approval; later rulers used it after their coronation as kings, while King of the Romans came to denote an heir elected during an emperor's lifetime.
Characters
- Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
- Joan I, Countess of Burgundy
- Otto I, Count of Burgundy
- Adolf, King of the Romans
- Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
- Frederick Barbarossa
- Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
- Henry Berengar
- Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
- Henry the Fowler
- Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
- Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Conrad III of Germany
- Conrad IV of Germany
- Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
- Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Otto the Great
- Philip of Swabia