Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as: Sigismund / emperor Sigismund / emperour Sigismund · Family: Imperial · Role: emperor · First appears: Henry V 4

Life events

• 1416 · Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor came to England to mediate peace between Henry V and the French king.(Henry V 12 · 📍 England)
  • With: Henry V
  • “the emperour Sigismund, coosine germane to king Henrie, came into England, to the intent that he might make an attonement betwéene king Henrie and the French king”
• 1416 · Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor was received after declaring himself Henry V's friend and peace mediator.(Henry V 12 · 📍 Dover)
  • With: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester
  • “When the emperour herevpon answered that he was come as the kings fréend, and as a mediator for peace, and not with any imperiall authoritie, he was of the duke and other his associats receiued with all such honor as might be deuised”
• 1416 · Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor was elected a companion of the Order of the Garter.(Henry V 12 · 📍 Windsore)
  • With: Henry V
  • “Both these princes, the emperour and the duke of Holland were conueied to Windsore to saint Georges feast, and elected companions of the noble order of the garter”
• 1416 · Henry V refuses to entertain Sigismund’s renewed peace proposal after learning Harflue is besieged.(Henry V 13)
  • With: Henry V
  • “he broched againe the vessell of concord and amitie, which he put in so faire a cup, and presented it with such effectuous words, that suerlie the king had tasted it, if word had not béen brought about the same time that Harflue was besieged of the French both by water and land, as it was in déed:”
• 1416 · Henry V and Sigismund conclude and establish an alliance against their enemies.(Henry V 13)
  • With: Henry V
  • “This aliance, with other conditions, agréements, and articles, was concluded & established on the ninetéenth daie of October, in the yeare of our Lord 1416.”

Henry V 4

• with Henry V (Sigismund provided Henry with information about the assembling of the council.) “for the king hauing knowledge from the emperor Sigismund, of the assembling of that councell”
• with Henry V (Henry V received information from Sigismund about the assembling of the council.) “for the king hauing knowledge from the emperor Sigismund, of the assembling of that councell”

Henry V 12

• cousins with Henry V “In this fourth yeare of king Henries reigne, the emperour Sigismund, coosine germane to king Henrie, came into England”
• friends with Henry V (Sigismund came as Henry's friend and mediator.) “In this fourth yeare of king Henries reigne, the emperour Sigismund, coosine germane to king Henrie, came into England, to the intent that he might make an attonement betwéene king Henrie and the French king: with whom he had béene before, bringing with him the archbishop of Remes, as ambassadour for the French king. At Calis he was honorablie receiued by the earle of Warwike lord deputie there, and diuerse other lords sent thither of purpose to attend him. Moreouer, the king sent thither thirtie great ships to bring him and his traine ouer. At Douer the duke of Glocester, and diuerse other lords were readie to receiue him, who at his approching to land, entered the water with their swords in their hands drawen; and by the mouth of the said duke declared to him, that if he intended to enter the land as the kings fréend, and as a mediator to intreat for peace, he should be suffered to arriue: but if he would enter as an emperour into a land claimed to be vnder his empire, then were they readie to resist him. This was thought necessarie to be doone for sauing of the kings prerogatiue, who hath full preheminence within his owne realme, as an absolute emperour. When the emperour herevpon answered that he was come as the kings fréend, and as a mediator for peace, and not with any imperiall authoritie”

Henry V 13

• allies with Henry V (The emperor and King Henry entered into a league as friends, allies, and confederates.) “After that the duke of Bedford was returned backe againe into England with great triumph and glorie, he was not so much thanked of the king his brother, as praised of the emperour Sigismund, being to him a stranger, which said openlie, that happie are those subiects which haue such a king, but more happie is the king that hath such subiects. When the emperor perceiued that it was in vaine to mooue further for peace, he left off that treatie, and entered himselfe into a league with king Henrie”

Henry V 14

• allies with Henry V “the duke of Burgognie offered to come to Calis, to speake with the emperor and the king, bicause he had knowledge of the league that was concluded betwixt them”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.