1764 Imperial election

The imperial election of 1764 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on March 27.

Background

The Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor called for the election of his successor. The prince-electors called to Frankfurt were:

• Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim, elector of Mainz
• Johann IX. Philipp von Walderdorff, elector of Trier
• Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels, elector of Cologne
• Maria Theresa, queen regnant of Bohemia
• Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, elector of Bavaria
• Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, elector of Saxony
• Frederick the Great, elector of Brandenburg
• Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, elector of the Electoral Palatinate
• George III of the United Kingdom, elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Elected

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, the eldest son of Francis and Maria Theresa, was elected.

Aftermath

Joseph came to the throne on the death of his father on August 18, 1765.