- Holy Roman emperors
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▪ TableHoly Roman emperorsCarolingian dynastyCivil war 840-843House of SpoletoCarolingian dynastyHouse of Saxony (Liudolfings)Salian dynastyRival claimantsHermann 1081-93House of SupplinburgHouse of HohenstaufenWelf dynastyHouse of HohenstaufenRival claimantsGreat InterregnumHouse of HabsburgHouse of NassauHouse of HabsburgHouse of LuxembourgHouse of HabsburgHouse of WittelsbachHouse of LuxembourgHouse of WittelsbachHouse of LuxembourgHouse of HabsburgHouse of WittelsbachHouse of HabsburgSuccession to the imperial crown throughout the history of the Holy Roman Empire depended upon coronation by the pope and, especially later, election. As a result, most emperors took power as kings before ascending to the rank of emperor, though some also assumed the imperial crown as coemperor with their predecessor. Because of the complex and varied nature of succession, the dates of reign for the rulers in this table begin with the onset of their reign as independent rulers rather than with their assumption of the imperial dignity.See as table:
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Universalium. 2010.