1612 imperial election

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.

The election as depicted on a contemporary engraving

Background

The previous Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, died on January 20. The prince-electors convened to replace him were:

Elected

Ferdinand promoted the election of his brother-in-law 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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