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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire | 0 | 2 |
| Electoral college | 0 | 1 |
| Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire | 0 | 1 |
| Electoral colleges | 0 | 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 → |
Referenced by (19)
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this entity surface form:
Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Electoral colleges
this entity surface form:
Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Electoral college