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1. Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

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   Accession and the War of the Austrian Succession
   Francis Stephen's ascension to the Imperial throne occurred following the death of Charles VII in 1745. Although Maria Theresa possessed the hereditary rights to the Austrian dominions, she lacked the electoral power necessary to secure the Imperial crown for her husband under normal circumstances. Leveraging substantial financial support from the British and Dutch, Francis Stephen was successfully elected King of the Romans and crowned Holy Roman Emperor, though historians often note that his aut…