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unusual facts about Imperial Vicar


Imperial vicar

When a King or Holy Roman Emperor died, if a King of the Romans had not already been elected, there would be no new Emperor for a matter of several months until all the Electors, or their representatives, could assemble for a new Imperial election.


Jacopino della Scala

However, his friendship network and political skills granted him the title of Imperial vicar at Ostiglia, and podestà of Cerea.

Ludovico Gonzaga

Ludovico I Gonzaga (1268–1360), better known as Luigi, the first Capitano del Popolo ('Captain of the People') of Mantua and Imperial Vicar


see also

Colonna family

Stefano Colonna, an influential noble in Medieval Rome an Imperial vicar in the early 14th century.