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The prince-electors ( German: Kurfürst ( listen ⓘ ), pl. Kurfürsten, Czech: Kurfiřt, Latin: Princeps Elector) were the members of the electoral college that elected the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire . From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince-electors gained the privilege of electing the King of the Romans.
The prince-electors ( German: Kurfürst (listen ⓘ ), pl. Kurfürsten, Czech: Kurfiřt, Latin: Princeps Elector) were the members of the electoral college that elected the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. The imperial prince-electors. Left to right: Archbishop of Cologne, Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Trier, Count Palatine, Duke of Saxony ...
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The Electorate of Cologne ( German: Kurfürstentum Köln ), sometimes referred to as Electoral Cologne (German: Kurköln ), was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the Hochstift — the temporal possessions — of the archbishop of Cologne, and was ruled ...
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John II, 1285–1321, rivalled as Saxon Prince-Elector by his cousin Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg; Albrecht (Albert) IV, 1321–1343. John III, 1343–1356. Albrecht (Albert) V, 1356–1370. Eric III, 1370–1401. In 1401, the elder branch became extinct and Lauenburg rejoined the Ratzeburg-Lauenburg line.
Electorate of Hanover. The Electorate of Hanover ( German: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply Kurhannover) was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( German: Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg ).
The Electorate of Mainz (German: Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz, Latin: Electoratus Moguntinus), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire.
