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1764 imperial election

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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 March 27.

Background

The Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor 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 Brunswick-Lüneburg

Elected

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, the eldest son of Francis and Maria Theresa, was elected.

Aftermath

Joseph came to the throne on the death of his father on August 18, 1765.

Elections in the Holy Roman Empire

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