Peter of Aspelt

Peter attended school in Trier, continuing his studies of theology and philosophy, as well as law and medicine, at the universities in Padua, Bologna and Paris.

In the same year, he was appointed chaplain and personal physician to Rudolf of Habsburg, German King of the Romans since 1273.

[2] Thus, after being rejected to join the cathedral chapter at the Archbishopric of Trier, Peter entered the service of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, in 1289, serving him as prothonotary, and as chancellor from 1296 onwards.

[5] He remained in that position until 1306, when he was made Archbishop of Mainz by Pope Clement V succeeding Gerhard II [de] of Eppstein (1286–1305) who had died in the previous year.

[7] He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor under the title of Henry VII[8] in 1312, but died already in August of the following year in Italy.

[11] However, after the death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII in 1313, the Luxemburg party among the prince electors set aside Henry's son, King John of Bohemia, because of his youth and chose Louis the Bavarian from the House of Wittelsbach as rival king to Frederick the Fair.