Albert conferred with them respecting his plans, and secured their cooeperation.
The electors more willingly lent their aid since they were exceedingly displeased with some of the measures of Adolphus for the aggrandizement of his own family.

Albert with secrecy and vigor pushed his plans, and when the diet met the same year at Metz, a long list of grievances was drawn up against Adolphus.

He was summoned to answer to these charges.
The proud emperor refused to appear before the bar of the diet as a culprit.

The diet then deposed Adolphus and elected Albert II.

to the imperial throne, on the 23d of June, 1298.
The two rival emperors made vigorous preparations to settle the dispute with the sword, and the German States arrayed themselves, some on one side and some on the other.