Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire

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The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were a select group of powerful secular and ecclesiastical rulers who held the exclusive right to elect the emperor, shaping the political structure and succession of the Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral body
political institution
princely college
boundEmperorBy electoral capitulation
consistedOf ecclesiastical princes
secular princes
dissolvedIn 1806
electoralCity Augsburg
Frankfurt am Main
Regensburg
Rhens
Trier
equivalentName Electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürsten des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
linked to: Kurfürsten
formalizedIn 1356
grantedExclusiveRight imperial election
hadCollectiveTitle Kurfürsten
hadPresidingOfficer Archchancellor of Germany
hadPrivilege electoral vote
right to be addressed as "Durchlaucht" in later periods
special precedence at imperial ceremonies
hadRank highest princes of the Empire
hadSeatIn Imperial Diet
hasLegalBasis Golden Bull of 1356
hasRole electing the Holy Roman Emperor
electing the King of the Romans
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
influenced constitutional development of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial succession
languageOfInstitution German
Latin
laterElectorsIncluded Elector of Baden
Elector of Bavaria
Elector of Hanover
Elector of Hesse-Kassel
linked to: Elector of Hesse

Elector of Württemberg
metIn electoral capitulations
minimumElectorsNumber 7
originalElectorsIncluded Archbishop of Cologne
Archbishop of Mainz
Archbishop of Trier
Count Palatine of the Rhine
Duke of Saxony
King of Bohemia
Margrave of Brandenburg
partOf Holy Roman Empire
wereHeadedBy Archbishop of Mainz
wereRecognizedAs Reichsfürsten (imperial princes)

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Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire associatedWith Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire heldBy Elector of Brandenburg
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire heldBy Elector of Saxony
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Electoral Palatinate hasTitleHolder Prince-elector of the Palatinate
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
University of Frankfurt (Oder) governedBy Electors of Brandenburg
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Emperor electedBy Imperial electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire equivalentName Electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Saxony partOf Imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Fleurus (1794) belligerent Electoral forces of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Adolf of Nassau electedBy prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Palatine lion usedBy Electors Palatine
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Rudolf I of Germany electedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Berlin City Palace residenceOf Electors of Brandenburg
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürstenkollegium composedOf prince-electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürstenkollegium alsoKnownAs Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Württemberg memberOf Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia deposedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-elector of Trier memberOf Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürsten equivalentName Prince-electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürsten equivalentName Electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Magdeburg ruledBy Electors of Brandenburg
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
King of the Romans associatedWith prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Schleißheim Palace formerResidenceOf Bavarian electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial coronation journeys associatedWithInstitution prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Rupert I, Elector Palatine partOf Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Rex Romanorum grantedBy prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Clemens August of Bavaria partOf Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Archbishop of Trier partOf Rhenish electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector Palatine isOneOf prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector Palatine associatedWith Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach partOf Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Baldwin of Luxembourg partOf Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
County Palatine of the Rhine memberOf Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Saxony hasElectoralVoteIn Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Reichsstand hasMember Prince-electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Reichstag hasMember Prince-electors
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Rupert, King of Germany electedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Comes Palatinus Rheni partOf prince-electorate of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Salzburg electoralBody Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Adolf of Nassau electedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-bishop of Cologne category Electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire