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.

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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

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Imperial Knights of the Holy Roman Empire distinctFrom Imperial princes
this entity surface form: Imperial Princes of the Holy Roman Empire