1208 imperial election

1208 Holy Roman Empire royal election 1208 imperial election Holy Roman Empire Flag Germany Emperors Banner.svg presidential no 1198 imperial election 1198 1211 imperial election 1211 11 November 1208 Elected by the Imperial princesConsensus needed to winAll electors present were required to reach a unanimous agreement for the election to be valid. Result Ottta4Brunsvicky.jpg Otto IV House Welf Elected King Philip of Swabia House of Hohenstaufen Otto IV House of Welf The imperial election of 1208 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on November 11.Nagel Travel Guide Series: Germany https://books.google.com/books?id=fNLXAAAAMAAJ 1965 McGraw-HillKarl Baedeker (Firm) Frankfurt and the Taunus: handbook for travellers https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_IZAQAAMAAJ 1960 K. Baedeker As a result of the election, Otto IV was unanimously named Holy Roman Emperor.Colin Morris The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250 https://books.google.com/books?id=S-DnCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA424 1991 Clarendon Press 978-0-19-826925-0 424– Notes References Category:Imperial election (Holy Roman Empire) Category:1200s in the Holy Roman Empire Category:1208 in Europe Category:13th-century elections Category:Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor