1612 imperial election

April 2026 1612 imperial election Holy Roman Empire presidential no 1575 imperial election 1575 1619 imperial election 1619 13 June 1612 7 Prince-electors 4 Lucas van Valckenborch - Emperor Matthias as Archduke, with baton.jpg Matthias House Habsburg 7 100% Emperor Rudolf II House of Habsburg Matthias House of Habsburg thumb|300px|The election as depicted on a contemporary engraving The imperial election of 1612 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on 13 June.Office Great Britain Public Record https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Calendar_of_State_Papers_and_Manuscripts/Ewc-AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1612+imperial+election&pg=PA304&printsec=frontcover Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating, to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice: And in Other Libraries of Northern Italy 1905 H.M. Stationery Office 304 en Background The previous Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, died on 20 January. The prince-electors convened to replace him were: Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, elector of Mainz Lothar von Metternich, elector of Trier Ferdinand of Bavaria, elector of Cologne Matthias, king of Bohemia Frederick V, elector of the Electoral Palatinate John George I, elector of Saxony John Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg Election results Ferdinand promoted the election of his brother-in-law Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria as emperor; however, Maximilian refused to accept the throne. Instead, Rudolf's next surviving brother, Matthias, who had already taken power in Bohemia and Hungary, was elected. He was crowned on 26 June in Frankfurt. Elector Electorate Vote Ferdinand of Bavaria Cologne Matthias Philipp Christoph von Sötern Trier Matthias Maximilian I Bavaria Matthias John George I Saxony Matthias Frederick IV Palatinate Matthias Matthias Bohemia Matthias (voted for himself) Lothar Franz von Schönborn Mainz Matthias Total 7 votes, 100% (unanimous) References Category:Imperial election (Holy Roman Empire) Category:1612 in the Holy Roman Empire Category:17th-century elections in Europe Category:Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor Category:Frederick V of the Palatinate