Prince-elector of Cologne

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ecclesiastical principality imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire prince-electorate

The Prince-elector of Cologne was one of the leading ecclesiastical princes of the Holy Roman Empire, serving as both Archbishop of Cologne and a key imperial elector with significant political and religious influence.

Aliases (2)

Elector of Cologne ×2
Prince-Bishop of Cologne ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical principality → imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire → prince-electorate →
capital	Cologne NERFINISHED →
coEquals	Elector Palatine → Elector of Brandenburg → Elector of Saxony → King of Bohemia → Prince-elector of Mainz → Prince-elector of Trier →
confessionalAlignment	Catholic →
coronationRight	King of the Romans →
country	Holy Roman Empire →
dissolvedBy	German mediatization →
dissolvedInContextOf	Napoleonic Wars →
electoralCollege	College of Electors →
electoralFunction	election of the Holy Roman Emperor → election of the King of the Romans →
endTime	1803 →
establishedBy	Golden Bull of 1356 →
governmentForm	elective theocratic monarchy →
hasRole	Archbishop of Cologne → imperial elector →
isOneOf	ecclesiastical prince-electors → seven prince-electors named in the Golden Bull of 1356 →
language	German → Latin →
memberOf	Imperial Diet → surface form: "Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire"
nobleRank	prince of the Empire →
officeHoldersInclude	Clemens August of Bavaria → Joseph Clemens of Bavaria → Maximilian Henry of Bavaria →
officeHolderType	archbishop-prince →
playedKeyRoleIn	Counter-Reformation → surface form: "Counter-Reformation in the Rhineland" imperial politics →
politicalInfluenceIn	Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle →
privilege	right to coronate the King of the Romans in Aachen → right to participate in imperial elections →
rank	spiritual prince of the Empire →
religion	Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
religiousAuthorityOver	Ecclesiastical province of Cologne → surface form: "Archdiocese of Cologne"
seat	Cologne Cathedral →
startTime	1356 →
subordinateTo	Holy Roman Emperor →
territoryIncludes	Electorate of Cologne → Westphalia → parts of the Rhineland →
typeOfElector	ecclesiastical elector →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire → electoralConnection → Prince-elector of Cologne →

Prince-elector → hasPart → Prince-elector of Cologne →

this entity surface form: "Elector of Cologne"

House of Wittelsbach → heldTitle → Prince-elector of Cologne →

this entity surface form: "Prince-Bishop of Cologne"

Bishopric of Cologne → officeHolderRole → Prince-elector of Cologne →

this entity surface form: "Elector of Cologne"