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1. Electors Palatine

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   The Electors Palatine were historically significant ecclesiastical and secular prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), holding one of the most prestigious electoral votes in the election of the King of the Romans. Their designation derived from their hereditary office as the Count Palatine of the Rhine, a title signifying stewardship over the Imperial domains along the Rhine River. Their political prominence was cemented by the Golden Bull of 1356, though thei…

2. Holy Roman Empire

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   Governance and Elective Monarchy
   Unlike most contemporary monarchies, the Holy Roman Empire was fundamentally an elective monarchy. The Emperor was not chosen by strict hereditary right but was elected by a small group of high-ranking princes known as Electors (Kurfürsten). Initially, the electors were the most powerful dukes and bishops, but this was formalized by the Golden Bull of 1356, which established that seven Electors—three ecclesiastical (the Archbishops of Mainz, Cologne, and Trier) and four se…