Prince-Elector
Let an agent explain the prince-electors, relay the Golden Bull, the electoral college s history and its members from historical sources, describe the named offices and flag the non-electors, and distinguish prince-electors from other imperial princes, the emperor, the Reichstag and modern electoral colleges.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the prince-electors, relay the Golden Bull, the electoral college s history and its members from historical sources, describe the named offices and flag the non-electors, and distinguish prince-electors from other imperial princes, the emperor, the Reichstag and modern electoral colleges.
A member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire who elected the King of the Romans, who was usually later crowned emperor, a right fixed by the Golden Bull of 1356 for seven electors, the Archbishops of Mainz, Cologne and Trier, the King of Bohemia, the Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Duke of Saxony and the Margrave of Brandenburg, later joined by Bavaria in 1623 and Brunswick-Luneburg or Hanover in 1692, until the empire ended in 1806; the registry aliases correctly include the Archbishops of Mainz and Cologne and the electors of Saxony and Bavaria, while the Prince-Bishop of Lubeck and the Prince-Archbishop of Riga were not electors and appear misfiled.
What it is for: Electing the King of the Romans.
It can be explain the institution; relay history and membership; describe named offices; flag misfiled aliases.
Distinguishing features
Elective monarchy
Ecclesiastical and secular electors
Golden Bull rules
Ended in 1806
What it looks like
Not a visible object; historic depictions show electors in red robes with ermine and electoral hats.
Physical character
Golden Bull: 1356 year - Charles IV
original electors: 7 count
Bavaria gained electorate: 1623 year
Holy Roman Empire dissolved: 1806 year
How it is recognised
Elector of the Holy Roman Emperor
Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Cologne, Prince-Elector of Saxony, prince elector of Lubeck, Prince-Archbishop of Riga, Prince-Elector of Bavaria
Other imperial princes lacked the vote; the emperor was elected; the Reichstag was the diet; modern electoral colleges are different
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
was defined by -
elected -
is contrasted with - misfiled alias
In practice
Families and kinds
ecclesiastical electors of Mainz, Cologne and Trier
secular electors of Bohemia, Palatinate, Saxony and Brandenburg
later electors such as Bavaria and Hanover
electors created in 1803 that never voted
Standards and regulation
Golden Bull of 1356
Peace of Westphalia 1648 changes to the electorate
Failure modes and hazards
Listing non-electors as electors
Confusing King of the Romans and emperor
Anachronistic comparisons with modern elections
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a prince-elector was.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What was a prince-elector, and how did the role differ from other princes, the emperor, the Reichstag and modern electoral colleges? definition
- Is the question about a specific elector, the Golden Bull or imperial elections? boundary
Offices
Named offices.
Offices
Offices.
- Which of the named offices held electoral votes, and why were Lubeck and Riga not electors? definition
- Which entry fits the specific office? action
History History.
Sources.
Golden Bull
Golden Bull.
Golden Bull
Golden Bull.
- What did the Golden Bull of 1356 establish? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Changes
Changes.
Changes
Changes.
- How did the electorate change with Bavaria, Hanover and the 1803 reorganisation? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Elections Imperial elections.
Attribution.
Process
Election process.
Process
Process.
- How were imperial elections held in Frankfurt? provenance
- Which entry fits imperial election? action
Politics
Politics.
Politics
Politics.
- How did electors bargain with candidates through electoral capitulations, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits Wahlkapitulation? action
Context Legacy.
Context.
End
End of the empire.
End
End.
- How did the empire and electorates end in 1806? provenance
- Which entry fits dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire? action
Symbols
Symbols.
Symbols
Symbols.
- What were the electoral hats and arch-offices? provenance
- Which entry fits electoral hat? action
What the second pass must settle
- The registry aliases Prince-Bishop of Lubeck and Prince-Archbishop of Riga should be removed
- How should historical sources be linked?
- Should each electorate be a separate entry?