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Henry VII of the Holy Roman Empire

The first emperor of the House of Luxembourg. He attempted to restore imperial authority in Italy, but his early death left unfinished a project that anticipated his dynasty’s rise.

1275 – 1313EmperorLuxembourg · ES

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Posthumous representationHenry VII · dynastic portrait seriesAntoni Boys (Anton Waiss) · Sixteenth centuryKunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1275 Disputed

Death: 24 August 1313 Documented

Role: Emperor

Dynasty: Luxembourg · ES

Territories: Germany (ES) · Luxembourg (ES) · Holy Roman Empire (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Count · Luxembourg · County Pending review1288–1313Effective rule

King of the Romans · Germany · Reign Pending review1308–1313Effective rule

Emperor · Holy Roman Empire · Empire Pending review1312–1313Effective rule

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Henry VI of Luxembourg · ESPending reviewBeatrice of Avesnes · ESPending review

Partners

Margaret of Brabant · ESPending review

Children

Beatrice of Luxembourg · ESJohn of Bohemia · ESMarie of Luxembourg · ES

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Henry VII of the Holy Roman Empire. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1312

LuxembourgCount
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- Luxembourg · ESCount · Effective rule1288–1313
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)2 titles and offices
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- Germany · ESKing of the Romans · Effective rule1308–1313
- Holy Roman Empire · ESEmperor · Effective rule1312–1313

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

8 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDisputed
1275
Deutsche Biographie gives either 1274 or 1275; Britannica gives the broader range 1269–1274.Recorded alternatives: 1274 (GND) · c. 1269/1274 (Britannica)
Deutsche Biographie · Heinrich VII., Kaiser · Dates: “vermutlich 1274 oder 1275 – 1313”Encyclopaedia Britannica · Henry VII (Holy Roman emperor) · Heading: “born c. 1269/74, Valenciennes”Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Vital data: birth date (1274)
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
24 August 1313
The authority record gives the death as 1313-08-24.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Heinrich VII., Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Henry VI of Luxembourg
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Beatrice of Avesnes
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret of Brabant
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (0/3 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Count · Luxembourg · 1288–1313
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
King of the Romans · Germany · 1308–1313
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Emperor · Holy Roman Empire · 1312–1313
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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