Alfonso's election by the prince-electors of the…
1260 CE
Alfonso's election by the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire after the death of Conrad IV of Germany in 1254 has misled him into wild schemes that involve excessive expense but never take effect.
To obtain money, he debases the coinage and then endeavors to prevent a rise in prices by an arbitrary tariff.
The little trade of his dominions is ruined, and the burghers and peasants are deeply offended.
His nobles, whom he tries to cow by sporadic acts of violence, rebel against him.