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List of royal and imperial elections in the Holy Roman Empire

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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 Location Man elected Relationship Dynasty Notes Electorate held
911 Forchheim Conrad I Different dynasty Conradines First elected king
919 Fritzlar Henry Different dynasty Ottonian/Liudolfing Arnulf might have been an anti-king
936 Aachen Otto Son of predecessor Ottonian
961 Worms Otto II Son of predecessor Ottonian Co-king of his father until 961
983 Verona Otto III Son of predecessor Ottonian
1002 Mainz Henry II 2nd cousin of predecessor Ottonian
1024 Kamba, near Oppenheim Conrad II Different dynasty Salian
1028 Aachen Henry III Son of predecessor Salian
1051 Trebur Henry IV Son of predecessor Salian
1075 Goslar Conrad II Son of predecessor Salian King of the Romans
1077 Forchheim Rudolf of Rheinfelden Different dynasty Rheinfelden Anti-king
1081 Ochsenfurt Hermann of Salm Different dynasty Salm Anti-king
1106 Mainz Henry V Different dynasty (son of Henry IV) Salian
1125 Mainz Lothair III Different dynasty Supplinburg
1127 Nuremberg Conrad III Different dynasty Hohenstaufen Anti-king of the Romans
1138 Koblenz Conrad III Same man Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1147 Regensburg Henry (VI) Son of predecessor Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1152 Frankfurt Frederick I Nephew of predecessor Hohenstaufen
1169 Bamberg Henry VI Son of predecessor Hohenstaufen
1196 Frankfurt Frederick II Son of predecessor Hohenstaufen Father was still alive
March 1198 Mühlhausen Philip Uncle of predecessor Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
June 1198 Cologne Otto IV Different dynasty Welf
1208 Frankfurt Otto IV Different dynasty Welf
1211 Nuremberg Frederick II different dynasty Hohenstaufen Anti-king until 1215
1220 Frankfurt Henry (VII) son of predecessor Hohenstaufen King of the Romans
1237 Vienna Conrad IV Half-brother of predecessor 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
1252 Brunswick William II of Holland Different dynasty Holland (Gerulfings) Anti-king of the Romans until 1254,
sole king thereafter
January 1257 Frankfurt Richard Different dynasty Plantagenet King of the Romans None
April 1257 Alfonso X Different dynasty Ivrea/Burgundy Contender None
1273 Frankfurt Rudolf I Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans None
1292 Frankfurt Adolf Different dynasty Nassau King of the Romans None
1298 Albert I Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans None
1308 Frankfurt Henry VII Different dynasty Luxembourg None
19 October 1314 Sachsenhausen Frederick (III) Different dynasty Habsburg King of the Romans
agreement in 1325
None
20 October 1314 Frankfurt Louis IV Different dynasty Wittelsbach agreement in 1325 None
1346 Rhens Charles IV Different dynasty Luxembourg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
January 1349 Frankfurt Günther Different dynasty Schwarzburg Anti-king None
June 1349 Frankfurt Charles IV Different dynasty Luxembourg Bohemia
1376 Frankfurt Wenceslaus IV Son of predecessor Luxembourg King of the Romans Brandenburg (and son of the elector of Bohemia)
May 1400 Frankfurt Frederick I Different dynasty Welf Unclear if he was ever elected None
August 1400 Rhens 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 Frankfurt Albert II Son-in-law of predecessor Habsburg King of the Romans Bohemia (did not attend)
1440 Frankfurt Frederick III Second cousin of predecessor Habsburg None
1486 Frankfurt Maximilian I Son of predecessor Habsburg None
1519 Frankfurt Charles V Grandson of predecessor Habsburg None (brother-in-law of the Elector of Bohemia)
1531 Cologne Ferdinand I Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1562 Frankfurt Maximilian II Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
1575 Regensburg Rudolf II Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia
1612 Frankfurt Matthias Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1619 Frankfurt Ferdinand II First cousin of predecessor Habsburg None (had been deposed as Elector of Bohemia)
1636 Regensburg Ferdinand III Son of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1653 Augsburg Ferdinand IV Son of predecessor Habsburg King of the Romans Bohemia (abstained)
1658 Frankfurt Leopold I Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia (abstained)
1690 Augsburg Joseph I Son of predecessor Habsburg Son of the Elector of Bohemia (who abstained)
1711 Frankfurt Charles VI Brother of predecessor Habsburg Bohemia
1742 Frankfurt Charles VII Different dynasty Wittelsbach Bavaria
1745 Frankfurt Francis I Different dynasty Lorraine Husband of the Electress of Bohemia
1764 Frankfurt Joseph II Son of predecessor Habsburg-Lorraine Son of the Electress of Bohemia
1790 Frankfurt Leopold II Brother of predecessor Habsburg-Lorraine Bohemia
1792 Frankfurt Francis II Son of predecessor Habsburg-Lorraine Bohemia