Imperial Election Of 1742
The imperial election of 1742 was an imperial election held to select the Holy Roman Emperor, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on January 24. The result was the election of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles Albert of Bavaria, the first non-Habsburg emperor in hundreds of years. Background War of the Spanish Succession On October 3, 1700, weeks before his death, the childless and severely disabled Charles II of Spain named Philip V of Spain, his sister's grandson and the grandson of the Kingdom of France, French king Louis XIV of France, heir to the entire Spanish Empire. The possession by the House of Bourbon of the French and Habsburg Spain, Spanish thrones threatened the balance of power in Europe. Kingdom of England, England, Habsburg monarchy, Austria and the Dutch Republic, fearing this threat, resurrected the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Grand Alliance in support of the claim of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke Charle ...
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