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⭐ Core Definition: Prince elector

The prince-electors (German: Kurfürst [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst] , pl. Kurfürsten [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁstn̩] , Czech: Kurfiřt, Latin: Princeps Elector) were the members of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor. Usually, half of the electors were archbishops.

From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince-electors gained the privilege of electing the King of the Romans. The king would then later be crowned Emperor by the pope. Charles V (elected in 1519) was the last emperor to be crowned (1530); his successors assumed the title "Elected Emperor of the Romans" (German: erwählter Römischer Kaiser; Latin: electus Romanorum imperator) upon their coronation as kings.

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👉 Prince elector in the context of Electoral College (Holy Roman Empire)

The Electoral College (German: Kur; Latin: Collegium Electorale) of the Holy Roman Empire was the gathering of prince electors for an imperial election, where they voted for the next King of the Romans and future Emperor. The German name of this gathering, Kur, is derived from the Middle High German kur or kure ("election").

Initially all the so-called "great ones of the Empire" (Große des Reiches) were entitled to vote, but by the second half of the 13th century, only the prince electors were entitled to participate in the royal election.

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Prince elector in the context of House of Fürstenberg (Westphalia)

The House of Fürstenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʏʁstn̩ˌbɛʁk] ) is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, which descended from Hermannus de Vorstenberg. He was a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Hermannus held a castle for his lord called Fürstenberg ("Prince's Hill") at Ense-Höingen in Soest; this castle would give the family its name. His son was Wilhelm von Vorstenberg, the Justiciar and Castellan of Werl.

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Prince elector in the context of Electoral Circle

The Electoral Circle (German: Kurkreis), which was renamed in 1807 as the Wittenberg Circle (Wittenberger Kreis), was a historical territory that mostly emerged from the heartlands of the former Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg. The circle (or district) was created in the reign of Frederick the Wise of Saxony in 1499 and was part of the Electorate of Saxony. The German name Kurkreis referred to the electoral dignity or status of the Saxon prince electors (Kurfürsten) to whom this territory was linked.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Electoral College (Holy Roman Empire) ← House of Fürstenberg (Westphalia) ← Electoral Circle
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Archbishop of Cologne → Archbishop of Mainz → Elector of Trier → Elector of the Palatinate → Duke of Saxony → Margrave of Brandenburg → King of Bohemia → Codex Balduini Trevirorum → Electorate of the Palatinate → Rulers of Saxony → Heidelberg → Sachsenspiegel → German language → Czech language → Latin language → Electoral College (Holy Roman Empire) → Holy Roman Empire → Holy Roman Emperor → Archbishop → Imperial election → Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor → Pope → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor →