October 1410 Imperial election

The imperial election of October 1, 1410 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Background

The previous Holy Roman Emperor, Rupert, King of Germany, died on May 18, 1410. Three of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire convened at the imperial election of September 20, 1410 to elect Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and son of a previous emperor, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. These included Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, burgrave of Nuremberg, who claimed to act on behalf of Jobst of Moravia, elector of Brandenburg and Rupert's nephew, without his knowledge or consent. The remaining electors did not accept Sigismund, and convened on October 1 to elect Rupert's successor.

Elected

Jobst was elected.

Aftermath

Jobst died, possibly by poisoning, on January 18, 1411. Sigismund would be elected in the imperial election of 1411.

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