Imperial election of 1519
E672972
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.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
imperial election ⓘ |
| alsoContestedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Imperial election of 1514 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Imperial election of 1531 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| elector |
Elector Palatine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Elector of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Elector of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Elector of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1519-06-28 ⓘ |
| followed | death of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| followedBy | coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Archbishop Albert of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archbishop Hermann V of Wied NERFINISHED ⓘ Archbishop Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ Elector Palatine Louis V NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Fugger banking family NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Leo X NERFINISHED ⓘ Welser banking family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfElectors | 7 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony