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Germany in 1440

Historical records for Germany in 1440, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
4Named people
4Places
2Categories

Historical records

February

2 February 1440ElectionFrederick III

Frankfurt · House / House of Habsburg

Elected King of the Romans by the prince-electors.

2 February 1440King of the RomansFrederick III

Frankfurt · House / House of Habsburg

Elected King of the Romans after the death of Albert II.

2 February 1440SuccessionFrederick III

Germany · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds to the German kingship as Habsburg candidate.

Other Events

1440ElectorFrederick the Fat

Brandenburg · House / House of Hohenzollern

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

1440ElectorJoachim I

Brandenburg · House / House of Hohenzollern

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

1440SuccessionAlbert III Achilles

Ansbach · House / House of Hohenzollern

Succeeds to the Principality of Ansbach

Names involved

Albert III AchillesFrederick IIIFrederick the FatJoachim I

Places involved

AnsbachBrandenburgFrankfurtGermany

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.