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 27 March.

Background

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
Frederick Augustus III, elector of Saxony
Frederick II, elector of Brandenburg
Charles Theodore, elector of the Electoral Palatinate
George III, elector of Hanover
Election 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 and four secular electors.

Aftermath

Joseph came to the throne on the death of his father on 18 August 1765.
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1764 imperial election

Background

Election results

Aftermath