Talk:Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
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Please tell me why this man is claimed to have been a contender for Holy Roman Emperor in the List of German Kings and Emperors interregnum period (if those two concepts are not mutually exclusive)?
Similarly (and the one might imagine that the explanation will be the same) why is he referred to as 'King of the Romans'?
He was the richest man in Europe. He bought the title. RickK | Talk 16:01, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
More detail is available here and the relevant time period begins in 1256.
