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Succession

Germany · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

12Records
1273–1804Date range
7Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1273

Rudolf I1273

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Elected King of Germany. 1st of the Habsburg line which dominates the elections for Holy Roman Emperor

1440

Frederick III2 February 1440

Germany · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds to the German kingship as Habsburg candidate.

1486

Maximilian I1486

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Germany, 1486-1519

1493

Maximilian I1493

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

1509

Maximilian I1509

House / House of Habsburg

Permission from the Pope to call himsel "Imperator Electus", now the official title

1558

Ferdinand IMarch 1558

Frankfurt · House / House of Habsburg

Ferdinand I is recognized as Holy Roman Emperor

1562

Maximilian II1562

Bohemia · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1562-1576

1563

Maximilian II1563

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary, 1563-1573

1564

Maximilian II25 July 1564

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor, on the understanding that he remains a Catholic

1577

Matthias1577

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

1792

Francis II1792

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor, the last Holy Roman Emperor

1804

Francis II1804

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Emperor of Austria

Names involved

Ferdinand IFrancis IIFrederick IIIMatthiasMaximilian IMaximilian IIRudolf I

Provenance

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