Imperial election of 1519

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The Imperial election of 1519 was the contest in which the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire chose Charles V as emperor, shaping the political and religious landscape of early modern Europe.

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Imperial election of 1519 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
imperial election ⓘ
alsoContestedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows Imperial election of 1514 ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes Imperial election of 1531 ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
elector Elector Palatine ⓘ
Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Elector of Cologne ⓘ
Elector of Mainz ⓘ
Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Elector of Trier ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
electoralBody Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endTime 1519-06-28 ⓘ
followed death of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
followedBy coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
hasParticipant Archbishop Albert of Brandenburg ⓘ
Archbishop Hermann V of Wied ⓘ
Archbishop Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads ⓘ
Charles V ⓘ
Elector Palatine Louis V ⓘ
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Francis I of France ⓘ
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Fugger banking family ⓘ
linked to: Fugger family

Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Louis II of Hungary

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Pope Leo X ⓘ
Welser banking family ⓘ
linked to: Welser family
involved diplomatic pressure from France ⓘ
diplomatic pressure from the Papacy ⓘ
extensive bribery of electors ⓘ
large financial loans from the Fugger family ⓘ
location Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
mainOpponent Francis I of France ⓘ
numberOfElectors 7 ⓘ
officeContested Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
pointInTime 1519 ⓘ
result Charles V became Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Charles V elected King of the Romans ⓘ
significantFor Habsburg hegemony in Europe ⓘ
balance of power between Habsburg and Valois dynasties ⓘ
early modern European politics ⓘ
political context of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
rise of Charles V ⓘ
startTime 1519-06-18 ⓘ
usedMethod election by prince-electors ⓘ
winner Charles V ⓘ

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Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony → participatedIn → Imperial election of 1519 ⓘ
subject linked to: Friedrich III
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony → participantIn → Imperial election of 1519 ⓘ