List of imperial elections in the Holy Roman Empire

The following is a list of imperial elections in the Holy Roman Empire. Entries in italics are for elections where the claim of the man elected to be King of the Romans was disputed.

Election Man elected Relationship Dynasty Notes Electorate held
1002 Henry II Ottonian
1024 Conrad II Different dynasty Salian
1028 Henry III Son Salian
1051 Henry IV Son Salian
1075 Conrad II Son Salian King of the Romans
1077 Rudolf of Rheinfelden Different dynasty Rheinfelden Anti-king
1081 Hermann of Salm Different dynasty Salm Anti-king
1125 Lothair III Different dynasty Supplinburg
1127 Conrad III Different dynasty Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1138 Conrad III Same man Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1147 Henry (VI) Son Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1152 Frederick I Nephew Hohenstaufen
1169 Henry VI Son Hohenstaufen
1196 Frederick II Son Hohenstaufen
March 1198 Philip Uncle Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
June 1198 Otto IV Different dynasty Welf
1208
1220 Henry (VII) Different dynasty (son of Frederick II) Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1237 Conrad IV Half-brother of Henry (VII) Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1246 Henry Raspe Different dynasty Ludovingians Anti-king of the Romans
1247 William II of Holland Different dynasty Holland (Gerulfings) Anti-king of the Romans until 1254,
sole king thereafter
January 1257 Richard Different dynasty Plantagenet King of the Romans None
April 1257 Alfonso X Different dynasty Ivrea/Burgundy Contender None
1273 Rudolf I Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans None
1292 Adolf Different dynasty Nassau King of the Romans None
1298 Imperial election Albert I Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans None
1308 Henry VII Different dynasty Luxembourg None
19 October 1314 Frederick (III) Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans None
20 October 1314 Louis IV Different dynasty Wittelsbach None
1346 Charles IV Different dynasty Luxembourg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
January 1349 Günther Different dynasty Schwarzburg Anti-king None
June 1349 Charles IV Different dynasty Luxembourg Bohemia
1376 Wenceslaus IV Son Luxembourg King of the Romans Brandenburg (and son of the elector of Bohemia)
May 1400 Frederick I Different dynasty Welf Unclear if he was ever elected None
August 1400 Rupert Different dynasty Wittelsbach King of the Romans Palatinate
September 1410 Sigismund Different dynasty Luxembourg None
October 1410 Jobst of Moravia First cousin of predecessor Luxembourg King of the Romans Brandenburg (and first cousin of the Elector of Bohemia)
1411 Sigismund First cousin of predecessor Luxembourg Brandenburg (and half-brother of the Elector of Bohemia)
1438 Albert II Son-in-law of predecessor Habsburg King of the Romans Bohemia (did not attend)
1440 Frederick III Second cousin of Albert II, King of the Romans Habsburg None
1486 Maximilian I Son of predecessor Habsburg None
1519 Charles V Grandson of predecessor Habsburg None (brother-in-law of the Elector of Bohemia)
1531 Ferdinand I Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1562 Maximilian II Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
1575 Rudolf II Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
1612 Matthias Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1619 Ferdinand II First cousin of predecessor Habsburg None (had been deposed as Elector of Bohemia)
1636 Ferdinand III Son of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1653 Ferdinand IV Son of predecessor Habsburg King of the Romans Bohemia (abstained)
1658 Leopold I Brother of Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans Habsburg Bohemia (abstained)
1690 Joseph I Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia (who abstained)
1711 Charles VI Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1742 Charles VII Different dynasty Wittelsbach Bavaria
1745 Francis I Different dynasty Habsburg Husband of the Electress of Bohemia
1764 Joseph II Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Electress of Bohemia
1790 Leopold II Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1792 Francis II Son of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
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