The imperial election of 1575 was an
imperial election
The election of a Holy Roman Emperor was generally a two-stage process whereby, from at least the 13th century, the King of the Romans was elected by a small body of the greatest princes of the Empire, the prince-electors. This was then followed ...
held to select the
emperor of the
Holy Roman Empire. It took place in
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...
on October 27.
Background
The Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor called for the election of his successor. He held one vote, as
king of
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
. The remaining
prince-electors called to Regensburg were:
*
Daniel Brendel von Homburg, elector of
Mainz
*
Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach
Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach (1510–1581) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1567 to 1581.
Biography
Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach was born in Burg Eltz in 1510, the second son of Johann von und zu Eltz and his wife Maria von Breitbach.
Jakob ...
, elector of
Trier
*
Salentin IX of Isenburg-Grenzau, elector of
Cologne
*
Frederick III, Elector Palatine
Frederick III of Simmern, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (14 February 1515 – 16 October 1576) was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach, branch Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim. He was a son of John II of Simmern and inherited the Pala ...
, elector of the
Electoral Palatinate
*
Augustus, Elector of Saxony, elector of
Saxony
*
John George, Elector of Brandenburg, elector of
Brandenburg
Elected
Maximilian's eldest son
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor was elected.
Aftermath
Rudolf acceded to the throne on his father's death on October 12, 1576
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Year 1575 ( MDLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 21 – Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a monopoly on producin ...
1575 in Europe
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Non-partisan elections