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1612 Imperial election

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Background
Elected

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 June 13.

Background

The previous Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, died on January 20. 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, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Bohemia
Frederick V of the Palatinate, elector of the Electoral Palatinate
John George I, Elector of Saxony, elector of Saxony
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, elector of Brandenburg

Elected

Ferdinand promoted the election of his brother Maximilian I, Elector 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 June 26 at Frankfurt.

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