Question
Jean de Carrouges (“zhawn duh ca-ROUGE”) , who had previously killed his neighbour Jacques Le Gris (“zhak luh gree”) in a judicial duel over the honour of his wife Marguerite, died at this battle. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this battle, where forces led by Sigismund of Hungary and many French noblemen were defeated by a ruler known as “the Thunderbolt”.
ANSWER: Battle of Nicopolis [accept Crusade of Nicopolis] (Bayezid I won the Battle of Nicopolis.)
[10e] Sigismund would later be elected to this office, which ruled over much of modern-day Germany and central Europe. The Golden Bull of 1356 explicitly named the seven prince-electors who elected men to this imperial position.
ANSWER: Holy Roman Emperor [or Emperor of the Romans or Imperator Romanorum or Kaiser der Römer; accept HRE or Imperator Germanorum or Römisch-deutscher Kaiser; prompt on emperor or Imperator or Kaiser; prompt on King of the Romans or Rex Romanorum or König der Römer or King of the Franks or König der Franken or Rex Francorum or King of Germany or Rex Teutonicorum or (generously) King in Germania or König in Germanien or Germaniae Rex or Roman-German King or Römisch-deutscher König]
[10m] As Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund had a leading role in organising this ecclesiastical council, which ended the Western Schism. This council condemned Jan Hus and elected Martin V as the new Pope.
ANSWER: Council of Constance
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