upon the death of albert's father in 1291, the princes elected count adolf of nassau german king, while duke albert himself became entangled in internal struggles with the austrian nobility. not until adolf's deposition in 1298, elizabeth's husband was finally elected king of the romans on 23 june 1298. two weeks later, adolf was defeated and killed in the battle of göllheim. in 1299, elizabeth was crowned queen of the romans in nuremberg.