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Who was the sole King of Germany after Philip of Swabia's death?

  • Louis VIII

  • Innocent III

  • Otto IV

  • Henry II

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Otto IV was the sole King of Germany after Philip of Swabia's death. Philip was killed in a battle in 1208, and Otto was elected to succeed him. Otto was a member of the Welf family, which had been feuding with the Hohenstaufen family for control of Germany. Otto was able to defeat the Hohenstaufens and become the sole King of Germany.
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