Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire

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electoral body political institution princely college

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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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire canonical 11
Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire 5
prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire 5

Statements (49)

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 Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire

Kurfürsten ⓘ
surface form: Kurfürsten des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Elector of Hanover

Elector of Hesse ⓘ
surface form: Elector of Hesse-Kassel

Elector of Württemberg ⓘ
metIn electoral capitulations ⓘ
minimumElectorsNumber 7 ⓘ
originalElectorsIncluded Archbishop of Cologne ⓘ
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
surface form: Archbishop of Mainz

Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ
surface form: Archbishop of Trier

Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
Duke of Saxony ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
wereHeadedBy Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
surface form: Archbishop of Mainz
wereRecognizedAs Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Reichsfürsten (imperial princes)

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire → associatedWith → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire → heldBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Brandenburg
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire → heldBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Saxony
Electoral Palatinate → hasTitleHolder → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince-elector of the Palatinate
University of Frankfurt (Oder) → governedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of Brandenburg
Holy Roman Emperor → electedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial electors
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire → equivalentName → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Saxony → partOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Fleurus (1794) → belligerent → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral forces of the Holy Roman Empire
Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans → electedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Adolf of Nassau
this entity surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Palatine lion → usedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors Palatine
Rudolf I of Germany → electedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Berlin City Palace → residenceOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of Brandenburg
Kurfürstenkollegium → composedOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: prince-electors
Kurfürstenkollegium → alsoKnownAs → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Württemberg → memberOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia → deposedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Prince-elector of Trier → memberOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürsten → equivalentName → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince-electors
Kurfürsten → equivalentName → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Magdeburg → ruledBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of Brandenburg
King of the Romans → associatedWith → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Schleißheim Palace → formerResidenceOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bavarian electors
Imperial coronation journeys → associatedWithInstitution → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Clemens August of Bavaria → partOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Archbishop of Trier → partOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhenish electors
Elector Palatine → isOneOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector Palatine → associatedWith → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral College 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 → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Saxony → hasElectoralVoteIn → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Reichsstand → hasMember → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince-electors
Reichstag → hasMember → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince-electors
Rupert, King of Germany → electedBy → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Comes Palatinus Rheni → partOf → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: prince-electorate 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 → Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electors of the Holy Roman Empire