List of royal and imperial elections in the Holy Roman Empire
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The following is a list of
imperial elections in the Holy Roman Empire
. Entries in italics are for elections where the claim of the man elected to be King of the Romans was disputed.
| Election | Location | Man elected | Relationship | Dynasty | Notes | Electorate held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 983 | Verona | Otto III | Son of predecessor | Ottonian | ||
| 1002 | Henry II | Ottonian | ||||
1024
|
Kamba, near Oppenheim | Conrad II | Different dynasty | Salian | ||
1028
|
Aachen | Henry III | Son of predecessor | Salian | ||
1051
|
Trebur | Henry IV | Son of predecessor | Salian | ||
1075
|
Goslar | Conrad II | Son of predecessor | Salian | King of the Romans | |
1077
|
Forchheim | Rudolf of Rheinfelden | Different dynasty | Rheinfelden | Anti-king | |
1081
|
Ochsenfurt | Hermann of Salm | Different dynasty | Salm | Anti-king | |
| 1106 | Mainz | Henry V | Different dynasty (son of Henry IV) | Salian | ||
1125
|
Mainz | Lothair III | Different dynasty | Supplinburg | ||
1127
|
Nuremberg | Conrad III | Different dynasty | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
1138
|
Koblenz | Conrad III | Same man | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
1147
|
Regensburg | Henry (VI) | Son of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
1152
|
Frankfurt | Frederick I
|
Nephew of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | ||
1169
|
Bamberg | Henry VI | Son of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | ||
1196
|
Frankfurt | Frederick II | Son of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | ||
March 1198
|
Mühlhausen | Philip | Uncle of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
June 1198
|
Cologne | Otto IV | Different dynasty | Welf | ||
1208
|
Frankfurt | |||||
| 1211 | Nuremberg | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor | different dynasty | Hohenstaufen | ||
1220
|
Frankfurt | Henry (VII) | son of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
1237
|
Vienna | Conrad IV | Half-brother of predecessor | Hohenstaufen | King of the Romans | |
1246
|
Henry Raspe | Different dynasty | Ludovingians | Anti-king of the Romans | ||
1247
|
William II of Holland | Different dynasty | Holland (Gerulfings) | Anti-king of the Romans until 1254, sole king thereafter |
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1252
|
Brunswick | William II of Holland | Different dynasty | Holland (Gerulfings) | Anti-king of the Romans until 1254, sole king thereafter |
|
January 1257
|
Richard | Different dynasty | Plantagenet | King of the Romans | None | |
April 1257
|
Alfonso X | Different dynasty | Ivrea/Burgundy
|
Contender | None | |
1273
|
Frankfurt | Rudolf I | Different dynasty | Habsburg | King of the Romans | None |
1292
|
Frankfurt | Adolf | Different dynasty | Nassau | King of the Romans | None |
1298 Imperial election
|
Albert I | Different dynasty | Habsburg | King of the Romans | None | |
1308
|
Frankfurt | Henry VII | Different dynasty | Luxembourg
|
None | |
19 October 1314
|
Sachsenhausen
|
Frederick (III) | Different dynasty | Habsburg | King of the Romans | None |
20 October 1314
|
Frankfurt | Louis IV | Different dynasty | Wittelsbach | None | |
1346
|
Rhens | Charles IV | Different dynasty | Luxembourg | Son of the Elector of Bohemia | |
January 1349
|
Frankfurt | Günther | Different dynasty | Schwarzburg | Anti-king | None |
June 1349
|
Frankfurt | Charles IV | Different dynasty | Luxembourg | Bohemia | |
1376
|
Frankfurt | Wenceslaus IV | Son of predecessor | Luxembourg | King of the Romans | Brandenburg (and son of the elector of Bohemia) |
May 1400
|
Frankfurt | Frederick I
|
Different dynasty | Welf | Unclear if he was ever elected | None |
August 1400
|
Rhens | Rupert | Different dynasty | Wittelsbach | King of the Romans | Palatinate |
September 1410
|
Sigismund | Different dynasty | Luxembourg | None | ||
October 1410
|
Jobst of Moravia | First cousin of predecessor | Luxembourg | King of the Romans | Brandenburg (and first cousin of the Elector of Bohemia) | |
1411
|
Sigismund | First cousin of predecessor | Luxembourg | Brandenburg (and half-brother of the Elector of Bohemia) | ||
1438
|
Frankfurt | Albert II | Son-in-law of predecessor | Habsburg | King of the Romans | Bohemia (did not attend) |
1440
|
Frankfurt | Frederick III | Second cousin of predecessor | Habsburg | None | |
1486
|
Frankfurt | Maximilian I | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | None | |
1519
|
Frankfurt | Charles V | Grandson of predecessor | Habsburg | None (brother-in-law of the Elector of Bohemia) | |
1531
|
Cologne | Ferdinand I | Brother of predecessor | Habsburg | Bohemia | |
1562
|
Frankfurt | Maximilian II | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | Son of the Elector of Bohemia | |
1575
|
Regensburg | Rudolf II | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | Son of the Elector of Bohemia | |
1612
|
Frankfurt | Matthias | Brother of predecessor | Habsburg | Bohemia | |
1619
|
Frankfurt | Ferdinand II | First cousin of predecessor | Habsburg | None (had been deposed as Elector of Bohemia) | |
1636
|
Regensburg | Ferdinand III | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | Bohemia | |
1653
|
Augsburg | Ferdinand IV | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | King of the Romans | Bohemia (abstained) |
1658
|
Frankfurt | Leopold I | Brother of predecessor | Habsburg | Bohemia (abstained) | |
1690
|
Augsburg | Joseph I | Son of predecessor | Habsburg | Son of the Elector of Bohemia (who abstained) | |
1711
|
Frankfurt | Charles VI | Brother of predecessor | Habsburg | Bohemia | |
1742
|
Frankfurt | Charles VII | Different dynasty | Wittelsbach | Bavaria | |
1745
|
Frankfurt | Francis I | Different dynasty | Lorraine | Husband of the Electress of Bohemia | |
1764
|
Frankfurt | Joseph II | Son of predecessor | Habsburg-Lorraine | Son of the Electress of Bohemia | |
1790
|
Frankfurt | Leopold II | Brother of predecessor | Habsburg-Lorraine | Bohemia | |
1792
|
Frankfurt | Francis II | Son of predecessor | Habsburg-Lorraine | Bohemia |