Person1368–1437
Sigismund of Luxembourg
Son of Emperor Charles IV, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1387 as the husband of Queen Mary, King of the Romans from 1410, King of Bohemia from 1419 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437, the last male of the House of Luxembourg. In 1396 he led the crusade that ended in disaster at Nicopolis; later he was one of the driving forces behind the Council of Constance, which ended the Western Schism.
- Dates
- between 14 February and 15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Balkans and Anatolia (14th – mid-15th c.)
Events
- Battle of Nicopolis25 September 1396 · Balkans and Anatolia