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Charles I of Spain and Francis I of France tried to outdo each other in voluminous bribes in the Imperial election of 1519. Charles, whose income was augmented by Spain's silver mines in the Americas, in the end had deeper pockets. Charles could count on the vote of the King of Bohemia, his brother-in-law; Francis had bought the Elector of Trier; up for grabs were the Electors of Mainz, Brandenburg and the Palatinate. Although full details of the election were never revealed, it is possible that the Electors sought a way out of their dilemma by electing as Emperor the Elector of Saxony, but he turned them down. In the end, Charles was elected unanimously, though with some misgivings by the Elector of Brandenburg.
WI the electors chose Frederic III Elector of Saxony as a compromise candidate and he didnt turned down the crown offered to him?
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