1138 imperial election

1138 Holy Roman Empire royal election 1138 imperial election Holy Roman Empire Flag Germany Emperors Banner.svg presidential no 1125 German royal election 1125 1147 German royal election 1147 7 March 1138 Elected by the stem dukes and the nobilityConsensus needed to winElectors were required to reach a unanimous agreement on a single candidate to ensure a valid election. Result Konrad III Miniatur 13 Jahrhundert (cropped).jpg Conrad III House Hohenstaufen Elected Henry the Proud.jpg Henry the Proud Welf Defeated King Lothair III House of Supplinburg Conrad III Hohenstaufen Dynasty The imperial election of 1138 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire after the death of Lothair III in December 1137.Dale Johanna June 2016 Inauguration and political liturgy in the Hohenstaufen Empire, 1138–1215 https://academic.oup.com/gh/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/gerhis/ghw014 German History en 34 2 191–213 10.1093/gerhis/ghw014 0266-3554 free The election took place in Koblenz on 7 March, eleven weeks before the scheduled date due to interference from Archbishop Albero of Trier. Conrad III of Germany, who was previously an anti-king, was named Holy Roman Emperor as a result of the election, starting the Hohenstaufen imperial dynasty.HREA Holy Roman Empire Association- Holy Roman Empire Association - HREA https://holyromanempireassociation.org/holy-roman-emperors-i 2026-02-12 Holy Roman Empire Association - HREA en-USMason J. F. A. 1975-04-01 Germany under the Salian and Hohenstaufen Emperors. By Karl Hampe. Translated with an Introduction by Ralph Bennett Pp. x+315, one map. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1973. 5 https://academic.oup.com/jts/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jts/XXVI.1.207 The Journal of Theological Studies en XXVI 1 207–207 10.1093/jts/XXVI.1.207 0022-5185 subscription References Notes Category:Imperial election (Holy Roman Empire) Category:1130s in the Holy Roman Empire Category:1138 in Europe Category:12th-century elections