1270s in the Holy Roman Empire

count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218–1291)

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conflict in the Holy Roman Empire between the Prince-Bishopric of Liège under Bishop John of Enghien and the Marquisate of Namur under Marquis Guy of Dampierre, beginning as a dispute over stolen property

Rhine bridge from Bad Säckingen, Germany to Stein, Switzerland

1277 battle between House of Della Torre and House of Visconti to take control over Milan