Aftermath
Frederick III was crowned in Rome by the pope on March 19, 1452. He was the lineal ancestor of all subsequent emperors of the House of Habsburg.
The imperial election of 1440 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on February 2.
The previous Holy Roman Emperor, Albert II of Germany, died on October 27, 1439. The prince-electors convened to replace him were:
The throne of Bohemia was vacant. Albert was king of Bohemia and his firstborn son Ladislaus the Posthumous would not be born until February 22.
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola and regent of Austria, was elected.
Frederick III was crowned in Rome by the pope on March 19, 1452. He was the lineal ancestor of all subsequent emperors of the House of Habsburg.
