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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| College of Electors canonical | 25 |
| Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire | 4 |
| Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire | 2 |
| College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| Electoral college | 1 |
| Electoral colleges | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral body
ⓘ
institution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
College of Electors
ⓘ
surface form:
Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| 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
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Romans
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| includesOffice |
Archbishop of Cologne
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop-Elector of Trier
Count Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ Duke of Saxony ⓘ King of Bohemia ⓘ Kurfürsten ⓘ
surface form:
Margrave of Brandenburg
|
| 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 Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| recognizedBy | Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
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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Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
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Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
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Electoral colleges
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Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
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Electoral college
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Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
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Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
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Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
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College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire