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[[File:Fridrichus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frederick the Fair]]
The '''imperial election of 19 October 1314''' was an [[imperial election]] held to select the [[Holy Roman Emperor|emperor]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].  It took place in [[Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)|Sachsenhausen]], near [[Frankfurt]].
The election was called by [[Heinrich II of Virneburg|Heinrich II, Count of Virneburg]], at the time [[Archbishop of Cologne]] and former member of the pro-[[House of Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] party, to decide the successor of Emperor [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VII]], died while in Italy on 24 August 1313. Henry's son [[John of Bohemia|John]], King of [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]] since 1310, was considered by many [[prince-elector]]s to be too young,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-king-of-Bohemia|title=John, King of Bohemia|website=Encyclopaedia Britannica|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref> and by others to be already too powerful. Many nobles preferred instead [[Frederick the Fair]], [[Duke of Austria]] [[Duke of Styria|and Styria]] and son of Henry VII's predecessor [[Albert I of Germany|Albert I]]. Of seven electors, only four attended the meeting, one of whom was disputed:
* Henrich II, [[Archbishop-Elector of Cologne]]
* [[Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria|Rudolf I]], [[Elector Palatine]]
* [[Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg]], [[Elector of Saxony]]
* ''[[Henry of Bohemia|Henry, Duke of Carinthia]], deposed [[List of Bohemian monarchs|King-Elector of Bohemia]], who still claimed the title''
As a result of the election, Frederick the Fair was elected [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. However, due to the unrecognized claim of Henry of Carinthia, the election was considered invalid by the other electors, that the day after elected [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Louis IV, Duke of Bavaria]] as Holy Roman Emperor.
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