College of Electors

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The College of Electors was the elite assembly of prince-electors in the Holy Roman Empire responsible for choosing the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral body
institution of the Holy Roman Empire
alsoKnownAs Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
authorityScope imperial level within the Holy Roman Empire
composedOf prince-electors
country Holy Roman Empire
developedFrom earlier assemblies of leading princes
dissolvedWith dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806
electsTitle Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
governsOffice imperial throne succession
hasCeremony formal electoral capitulation agreements with emperor-elect
hasCollectiveTitle Kurfürstenkollegium
hasInfluenceOn balance of power between emperor and princes
political structure of the Holy Roman Empire
hasMemberType ecclesiastical prince-elector
secular prince-elector
hasPrivilege exclusive right to elect the emperor
hasProcedure majority vote among electors
hasRole electing the Holy Roman Emperor
electing the King of the Romans
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
includesOffice Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
Archbishop-Elector of Trier
Count Palatine of the Rhine
Duke of Saxony
King of Bohemia
Margrave of Brandenburg
linked to: Kurfürsten
increasedNumberOfElectors 10
8
9
more than 10 in later periods
language German
Latin
legalBasis Golden Bull of 1356
meetsAt Frankfurt am Main
meetsFor imperial election
nativeName Kurfürstenkollegium
numberOfElectors 7
partOf imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire
recognizedBy Golden Bull of 1356
relatedTo Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet

prince-elector
religiousContext Latin Christianity
selectionCriteriaForMembers possession of specific principalities and archbishoprics
significantEvent codification in the Golden Bull of 1356
typeOfElection indirect monarchy election

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College of Electors alsoKnownAs Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Imperial Diet hasPart College of Electors
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier memberOf Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
College of Princes parallelTo College of Electors
Archchancellor of Germany associatedWith College of Electors
Kurfürstenkollegium alsoKnownAs College of Electors
Kurfürstenkollegium category Electoral colleges
linked to: College of Electors
Archbishop of Cologne partOf College of Electors
Count Palatine of the Rhine memberOf College of Electors
Count Palatine of the Rhine memberOf Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Elector of Baden memberOf College of Electors
Prince-elector of Mainz electoralCollege College of Electors
Prince-elector of Mainz hasSeatIn College of Electors
Prince-elector of Cologne electoralCollege College of Electors
Prince-elector of Trier memberOf College of Electors
Prince-elector partOf College of Electors
Prince-elector relatedTo Electoral college
linked to: College of Electors
Perpetual Diet of Regensburg hasPart College of Electors
Elector of Bavaria memberOf College of Electors
Electoral Prince of Bavaria hasElectoralAssociation Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Archbishop of Mainz memberOf College of Electors
Elector of Saxony partOf Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Bench of Secular Princes relatedConcept College of Electors
Reichstag hasPart College of Electors
Comes Palatinus Rheni linkedToInstitution Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Electorate of Trier seatInImperialDiet College of Electors
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine memberOf College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
Elector of Salzburg partOf College of Electors
Elector of Regensburg partOf College of Electors
Elector of Frankfurt partOf College of Electors
Elector of Würzburg memberOf College of Electors
Prince-bishop of Cologne memberOf College of Electors