Sigismund of Luxemburg (14 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was
Prince-elector of
Brandenburg from 1378 until 1388 and from 1411 until 1415,
King of Hungary and
Croatia from 1387,
King of Germany from 1411,
King of Bohemia from 1419,
King of Italy from 1431, and
Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last male member of the
House of Luxemburg. He was regarded as highly educated, spoke several languages (among them French, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Latin) and was an outgoing person who also took pleasure in the
tournament.