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.
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However, his friendship network and political skills granted him the title of Imperial vicar at Ostiglia, and podestà of Cerea.
Ludovico I Gonzaga (1268–1360), better known as Luigi, the first Capitano del Popolo ('Captain of the People') of Mantua and Imperial Vicar
Stefano Colonna, an influential noble in Medieval Rome an Imperial vicar in the early 14th century.