Since 911, the various German princes had elected the King of the Germans from among their peers. The King of the Germans would then be crowned as emperor following the precedent set by Charlemagne, during the period of 962–1530. Charles V was the last emperor to be crowned by the pope, and his successor, Ferdinand I, merely adopted the title of "Emperor elect" in 1558. The final Holy Roman emperor-elect, Francis II, abdicated in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars that saw the Empire's final dissolution.
Since 911 the various German princes had elected the King of the Germans from among their peers The King of the Germans would then be crowned as emperor following the precedent set by Charlemagne during the period of 962–1530 Charles V was the last emperor to be crowned by the pope and his successor Ferdinand I merely adopted the title of "Emperor elect" in 1558 The final Holy Roman emperor-elect Francis II abdicated in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars that saw the Empire's final dissolution