Kurfürstenkollegium

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electoral college institution of the Holy Roman Empire

The Kurfürstenkollegium was the collegiate body of prince-electors in the Holy Roman Empire responsible for electing the emperor.

Aliases (1)

College of Prince-Electors ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electoral college → institution of the Holy Roman Empire →
alsoKnownAs	College of Electors → Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire →
authorityOver	recognition of imperial candidates →
category	Electoral colleges → Holy Roman Empire politics → Medieval political institutions →
composedOf	prince-electors →
country	Holy Roman Empire →
dissolvedWith	dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire →
electoralProcedure	election in Frankfurt am Main (customary) → majority vote →
existedFrom	14th century →
existedUntil	1806 →
formedBy	Golden Bull of 1356 →
governedBy	electoral capitulations →
grantedTitle	King of the Romans →
hadInfluenceOn	imperial constitution → imperial succession →
hadPrivilege	exclusive right to elect the emperor →
hadSeat	Frankfurt am Main (for elections) →
hasLanguage	German → Latin →
hasNumberOfMembers	7 (originally) →
hasRole	electing the Holy Roman Emperor → electing the King of the Romans →
hasType	secular electors → spiritual electors →
historicalPeriod	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
legalBasis	imperial law →
member	Archbishop of Cologne → Archbishop of Mainz → Archbishop of Trier → Count Palatine of the Rhine → Duke of Saxony → King of Bohemia → Margrave of Brandenburg →
metFor	imperial elections →
partOf	imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire →
politicalFunction	check on dynastic succession →
regulatedBy	Golden Bull of 1356 →
relatedTo	Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire → imperial capitulations →
religiousContext	Latin Christianity →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
College of Electors →	hasCollectiveTitle
College of Electors →	nativeName
Archbishop of Cologne ("College of Prince-Electors") →	partOf