College of Princes

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The College of Princes was one of the three councils of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, representing the secular and ecclesiastical princes who held immediate fiefs of the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council of the Imperial Diet
imperial estate body
appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire
associatedWithInstitution imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire
composedOf ecclesiastical territories
imperial princes
secular principalities
governs collective interests of imperial princes
hasFunction deliberation on imperial legislation
participation in decisions on war and peace
participation in imperial taxation decisions
representation of estates with immediate status
hasPart Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes
Bench of Secular Princes
hasPoliticalRole estate of the realm in the Holy Roman Empire
hasPositionInImperialDiet one of the three councils
historicalPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
languageOfOfficialBusiness German
Latin
membershipCriterion imperial immediacy
possession of an immediate fief of the emperor
parallelTo College of Electors
College of Imperial Cities
partOf Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
represents ecclesiastical princes of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial princes holding immediate fiefs
secular princes of the Holy Roman Empire
subordinateTo emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
typeOfRepresentation corporate representation of territorial rulers


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