Electoral Highness
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Electoral Highness was the formal honorific style used to address a prince-elector within the Holy Roman Empire, signifying their elevated rank and role in choosing the emperor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electoral Highness canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
ⓘ
honorific style ⓘ |
| appliesTo | prince-elector ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
imperial dignity
ⓘ
imperial election ⓘ |
| category | styles and titles of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ceasedWith | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 ⓘ |
| domain | European nobility titles ⓘ |
| hasRank | princely rank ⓘ |
| hasScope | imperial constitutional framework ⓘ |
| higherThan | Serene Highness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | German-speaking territories ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Golden Bull of 1356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | courtly protocol of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Highness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Highness ⓘ |
| signifies |
elevated rank of a prince-elector
ⓘ
role in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ecclesiastical prince-electors
ⓘ
secular prince-electors ⓘ |
| usedFor | addressing a prince-elector ⓘ |
| usedIn | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
diplomatic correspondence
ⓘ
formal ceremonial address ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.