1764 imperial election

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1764 imperial election
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  1745 27 March 1764 1790  
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Nominee Joseph II
Party Habsburg
Electoral vote7
Percentage100%

Holy Roman Emperor before election

Francis I
Habsburg-Lorraine

Elected Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph II
Habsburg

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 27 March.

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Background

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

Results

The 1764 imperial election, held on 27 March 1764 in Frankfurt, unanimously elected Joseph II as King of the Romans. The Golden Bull of 1356 established seven prince-electors with the right to vote: three ecclesiastical electors (the Archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne) and four secular electors (the King of Bohemia, the Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Duke of Saxony, and the Margrave of Brandenburg).

ElectorTitleVote
Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim Archbishop of Mainz Joseph II
Johann IX Philipp von Walderdorff Archbishop of Trier Joseph II
Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels Archbishop of Cologne Joseph II
Maria Theresa Queen of Bohemia Joseph II
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria Count Palatine of the Rhine Joseph II
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony Duke of Saxony Joseph II
Frederick II of Prussia Margrave of Brandenburg Joseph II

Aftermath

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