3 Jan 2008
List of Medieaval German Emperors until 1250
To get some of the German kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire sorted out, I've listed the German Emperors of the Carolingian, Ottonian, Salian and Staufen dynasties. Dates are birth and death.
Carolingian:
Karl der Große (Charlemagne) 742-814, Carolingian, first Holy Roman Emperor (800)
After Charlemagne's death, the reign was split between his surviving son and his grandsons, and a divide between West and East Francia (Regnum Teutonicum) took place, albeit there have still been power overlaps during the Carolingian dynasty.
The West Francian line (Carolingian):
Ludwig (the Pious), Charlemagne's son, 778-840 Lothar I, his son, 795-855 Ludwig II of Italy, his son, 825-875 Karl II (the Bald), youngest son of Ludwig the Pious, 823-877
The East Francian line (Carolingian):
Ludwig (the German), 806-876 Karlmann, 830-880, King of Bavaria Karl III (the Fat), Ludiwg's son, 839-888 (Emperor since 881) Arnulf of Kärnten, 850-899, King of East Francia (Emperor since 896) Ludwig (the Child) 893-911
Conradinian:
Konrad I, 881-918, King of East Francia
With the coronation of Otto I as Emperor, and the rise of the House Capet in West Francia about 960, the divide of the two realms was completed. The eastern, or German part concentrated on Italy and the Slavic tribes they conquered, and they provided most of the Holy Roman Emperors. France had its interests in England (and vice versa) and to some extent in Spain, and so a west-east power split developed, but with a shared culture.
Ottonian (Liudolfingian):
Heinrich I (the Fowler) 876-936, first of the Ottonian Kings of East Francia Otto I (the Great), his son, 912-973 (Emperor since 962) Otto II, his son, 955-983 Otto III, his son, 980-1002 Heinrich II (the Saint, sideline of the Ottonians) ) 973-1024
Salian:
Konrad II (the first Salian Emperor) 990-1039 Heinrich III, his son, 1017-1056 Heinrich IV, his son, 1050-1106 Heinrich V, his son, 1086-1125
Süpplingenburg:
Lothar of Süpplingenburg (Lothar III) 1075-1137
Staufen line 1:
Konrad III, 1093-1152, King of Germany and Italy Heinrich IV, died 1150, King with his father Konrad Friedrich I (Barbarossa), 1122-1190 (Emperor since 1155) Heinrich VI, his son, 1165-1197
Welfen:
Otto IV of Braunschweig, son of Duke Heinrich the Lion of Saxony, 1175-1218
Staufen line 2:
Friedrich II (called stupor mundi) son of Heinrich VI, 1194-1250 Konrad IV, his son (last of the Staufen) 1228-1254
Of course, this is not the end of the lists of German Emperors. There followed the lines of Luxembourg, Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg. ¶ January 03, 2008
To get some of the German kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire sorted out, I've listed the German Emperors of the Carolingian, Ottonian, Salian and Staufen dynasties. Dates are birth and death.
Carolingian:
After Charlemagne's death, the reign was split between his surviving son and his grandsons, and a divide between West and East Francia (Regnum Teutonicum) took place, albeit there have still been power overlaps during the Carolingian dynasty.
The West Francian line (Carolingian):
The East Francian line (Carolingian):
Conradinian:
With the coronation of Otto I as Emperor, and the rise of the House Capet in West Francia about 960, the divide of the two realms was completed. The eastern, or German part concentrated on Italy and the Slavic tribes they conquered, and they provided most of the Holy Roman Emperors. France had its interests in England (and vice versa) and to some extent in Spain, and so a west-east power split developed, but with a shared culture.
Ottonian (Liudolfingian):
Salian:
Süpplingenburg:
Staufen line 1:
Welfen:
Staufen line 2:
Of course, this is not the end of the lists of German Emperors. There followed the lines of Luxembourg, Wittelsbach, and Hapsburg. ¶ January 03, 2008
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I have always like the nicknames or attributes attached to various rulers, and am always curious how the less obvious became associated with them.
Yeah, nicknames can be fun. The Fat and the Bald are pretty obvious, but Ludwig the Pious should have been Ludwig the Weak - his sons danced on his nose all the time. :)
They'd need nicknames to keep everyone straight. There's not much variation in the names! It was the same with France and England. They seemed to find a name they liked and stick with it for generations.
Yes, and considering the fact that my grandfathers were Heinrich and Otto, the names stuck around a really long time. *grin*
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