Archchancellor of Germany

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The Archchancellor of Germany was one of the highest-ranking imperial officers of the Holy Roman Empire, traditionally held by the Archbishop of Mainz, who oversaw imperial administration and played a key role in imperial elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial office
office of the Holy Roman Empire
abolishedInYear 1806
abolishedWith dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Germany
associatedWith College of Electors
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
surface form: Electorate of Mainz

Golden Bull of 1356
Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
category Ecclesiastical titles in Christianity
Offices of the Holy Roman Empire
Titles of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire
country Holy Roman Empire
definedIn Golden Bull of 1356
hasJurisdictionOver imperial chancery for German affairs
hasPrivilege influence over imperial policy
participation in imperial elections
hasRole key role in imperial elections
oversight of imperial administration
heldBy Archbishop of Mainz
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
isOneOf three archchancellorships of the Holy Roman Empire
languageOfOffice German
Latin
officeCreatedFor King of the Romans
officeFunction advising the emperor on German affairs
coordination of imperial correspondence
management of imperial seals
preparation of imperial documents
officeHolderClass prince-elector
officeHolderTitle Prince-Archbishop of Mainz
officeScope German lands of the Holy Roman Empire
officeStatus defunct
officeType ecclesiastical office
secular office
parallelOffice Archchancellor of Gaul
surface form: Archchancellor of Burgundy

Archchancellor of Italy
partOf imperial administration of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial chancery
rank one of the highest-ranking imperial officers
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seat Electoral Mainz Chancellery
Mainz NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
symbol coat of arms of the Electorate of Mainz
traditionalOfficeHolder Archbishop of Mainz

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this entity surface form: Reichserzkanzler
Kurfürsten heldTitle Archchancellor of Germany
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz officeHolderAlso Archchancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: Imperial Archchancellor for Germany