Today in the Middle Ages: August 30, 1125

1101 CE to 1200 CE | German | Saxon | Today in the Middle Ages | Holy Roman Empire
Lothair of Supplinburg, Duke of Saxony, was elected King of Germany on August 30, 1125. He would later become Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III.

Lothair, himself a Saxon, benefited the German northeast during his reign with his successful diplomatic interventions.