Grand Elector of the French Empire

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ceremonial political office court dignity

The Grand Elector of the French Empire was a high-ranking, largely ceremonial office created by Napoleon to confer prestige and status within his imperial court, notably held by his brother Joseph Bonaparte.

Aliases (2)

Grand Électeur de l’Empire français ×1
Joseph Bonaparte ×1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial political office → court dignity →
associatedWith	Napoleonic court hierarchy → Napoleonic nobility →
country	French Empire →
createdBy	Napoleon I NERFINISHED →
creator	Napoleon I NERFINISHED →
domain	French imperial institutions →
establishedBy	Constitution of the Year XII →
FrenchName	Grand Électeur de l’Empire français →
function	confer prestige and status within the imperial court →
governmentForm	hereditary empire →
hasHolder	Joseph Bonaparte →
heldBy	member of the Bonaparte family →
historicalPeriod	First French Empire →
inception	1804 →
jurisdiction	French Empire →
languageOfTitle	French →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Year XII →
notableOfficeHolder	Joseph Bonaparte →
officeHolderTitle	Grand Elector →
officeType	high-ranking ceremonial office →
partOf	Imperial court of Napoleon I →
positionHeld	Grand Elector of the French Empire →
rank	Grand Dignitary →
relatedPosition	Grand Admiral of the Empire → Grand Chamberlain of the Empire → Grand Chancellor of the Empire → Grand Constable of the Empire → Grand Huntsman of the Empire →
seat	Tuileries Palace →
status	largely ceremonial →
style	Grand Dignitary of the Empire →
subordinateTo	Emperor of the French →
symbolizes	prestige of the Bonaparte family →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Joseph Bonaparte → Joseph Bonaparte →	positionHeld
Grand Elector of the French Empire ("Grand Électeur de l’Empire français") →	FrenchName