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Holy Roman Empire

Frederick III Holy Roman Emperor (Frederick III of Habsburg)

Friday Mar 19, 1452
Rome, Holy Roman Empire

Frederick III (21 September 1415 – 19 August 1493) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. He was the first emperor of the House of Habsburg, and the fourth member of the House of Habsburg to be elected King of Germany after Rudolf I of Germany, Albert I in the 13th century and his predecessor Albert II of Germany. He was the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the Pope, and the last to be crowned in Rome.


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