Imperial princes
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Imperial princes were high-ranking hereditary rulers within the Holy Roman Empire who held immediate authority under the emperor and governed significant territories as semi-sovereign lords.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Princes of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| Imperial princes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estate of the realm
ⓘ
imperial estate ⓘ political rank ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| existedUntil | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 ⓘ |
| GermanName | Reichsfürsten ⓘ |
| governed |
archbishoprics
ⓘ
bishoprics ⓘ counties ⓘ duchies ⓘ imperial cities ⓘ principalities ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hadCollectiveBody | College of Princes ⓘ |
| hadDuty |
participate in imperial governance
ⓘ
provide military support to the emperor ⓘ |
| hadRight |
conclude limited treaties
ⓘ
maintain armed forces ⓘ raise taxes within their territories ⓘ seat and vote in the Imperial Diet ⓘ territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
hereditary
ⓘ
high-ranking ⓘ immediacy ⓘ semi-sovereign ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | imperial territories ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
prince of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| included |
ecclesiastical princes
ⓘ
secular princes ⓘ |
| includedRank |
dukes
ⓘ
landgraves ⓘ margraves ⓘ prince-bishops ⓘ prince-electors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | principes imperii ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate vassals of the emperor ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Estates ⓘ |
| notSubjectTo | intermediate feudal lords ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| rankedAbove |
immediate imperial cities
ⓘ
imperial knights ⓘ |
| rankedBelow | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| roleInImperialDiet | formed the College of Princes ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Princes of the Holy Roman Empire