German ecclesiastical electorates (original) (raw)

Rulers: Germany

The Golden Bull 25 Dec 1356 codified the procedure for electing the king and specified the (then) seven princes, called electors (Kurf�rsten), who would carry out the election, thus confirming then current practice. These princes nominally derived their electoral status from the high court offices (Erz�mter) they held. The first-named three electors were the holders of the office of archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire (see specifics below), i.e., the archbishops of Mayence (Mainz), Treves (Trier), and Cologne (K�ln). These archbishops were of course major territorial lords, although in the period covered by this record their territorial holdings no longer included the cities from which they derived the names of their sees (Erzstifte).

Mayence (Mainz)

     80                Bishopric of Mayence (_Stift Mainz_) founded,
                       according to legend
    780                raised to Archbishopric of Mayence (_Erzstift Mainz_)
    965                archbishop is archchancellor continuously from this date
                       (intermittently from 911)
   1257                archbishop recognized continuously from this date as elector

25 Dec 1356 Golden Bull codifies archchancellor office and electoral status 27 Apr 1803 Final Act (enactment of Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 25 Feb 1803) abolishes the electoral principality of Mayence; archbishop preserves offices of archchancellor and prince-elector, with new see of Ratisbon (Regensburg) 25 Jul 1806 archbishop resigns from Reich and becomes prince-primate (F�rstprimas) of the Rhine Confederation

Archbishops� 30 Mar 1695 - 30 Jan 1729 Lothar Franz Reichsfreiherr von Sch�nborn (from 1701, Lothar Franz Graf von Sch�nborn) (b. 1655 - d. 1729) 7 Apr 1729 - 18 Apr 1732 Franz Ludwig Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Neuburg (b. 1664 - d. 1732) 9 Jun 1732 - 20 Mar 1743 Philipp Karl Freiherr von Eltz (b. 1665 - d. 1743) 22 Apr 1743 - 4 Jun 1763 Johann Friedrich Karl Graf von Ostein (b. 1689 - d. 1763) 5 Jul 1763 - 11 Jun 1774 Emmerich Joseph Freiherr von Breidbach zu B�rresheim (b. 1707 - d. 1774) 18 Jul 1774 - 4 Jul 1802 Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Erthal (b. 1719 - d. 1802) 4 Jul 1802 - 25 Jul 1806 Carl Theodor Reichsfreiherr von Dalberg (b. 1744 - d. 1817)

�Full title to 27 Apr 1803: Archbishop of Mayence and archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire for Germany and prince-elector (Erzbischof von Mainz und des Heiligen R�mischen Reichs Erzkanzler f�r Germanien und Kurf�rst); from 27 Apr 1803: Archchancellor and prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Archbishop of Ratisbon (Erzkanzler und Kurf�rst des Heiligen R�mischen Reichs und Erzbischof von Regensburg).

Treves (Trier)

     50                Bishopric of Treves (_Stift Trier_) founded, according to legend
  _c._800                raised to Archbishopric of Treves (_Erzstift Trier_)
                       (314 according to some chronicles)

Archbishops� 13 Jul 1676 - 6 Jan 1711 Johann VIII Hugo, Freiherr von Orsbeck (b. 1634 - d. 1711) 6 Jan 1711 - 4 Dec 1715 Karl Joseph Ignaz Herzog von Lothringen (b. 1680 - d. 1715) 20 Feb 1716 - 7 Apr 1729 Franz Ludwig Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Neuburg (b. 1664 - d. 1732) 2 May 1729 - 18 Jan 1756 Franz Georg Graf von Sch�nborn (b. 1682 - d. 1756) 18 Feb 1756 - 12 Jan 1768 Johann Philipp Graf von Walderdorff (b. 1701 - d. 1768) 10 Feb 1768 - 25 Apr 1802 Clemens Wenzeslaus August Hubert Franz Xaver Herzog von Sachsen (b. 1739 - d. 1812) 25 Apr 1802 - 27 Apr 1803 vacant

�Full title: Archbishop of Treves and archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire for Gaul and the Kingdom of Arles and prince-elector (Erzbischof von Trier und des Heiligen R�mischen Reichs Erzkanzler f�r Gallien und das Arelatsche K�nigreich und Kurf�rst).

Cologne (K�ln)

     88                Bishopric of Cologne (_Stift K�ln_) founded,
                       according to legend
    794                raised to Archbishopric of Cologne (_Erzstift K�ln_)
   1031                archbishop is archchancellor for Italy continuously
                       from this date
   1257                archbishop recognized continuously from this date as elector

Archbishops� 19 Jul 1688 - 12 Nov 1723 Joseph Clemens Herzog von Bayern (b. 1671 - d. 1723) 12 Nov 1723 - 6 Feb 1761 Clemens August Herzog von Bayern (b. 1700 - d. 1761) 6 Apr 1761 - 15 Apr 1784 Maximilian Friedrich Graf von K�nigsegg und Rotenfels (b. 1708 - d. 1784) 15 Apr 1784 - 27 Jul 1801 Maximilian Franz Erzherzog von �sterreich (b. 1756 - d. 1801) 7 Aug 1801 - 4 Dec 1801 Anton Victor Joseph Johann Raimund Erzherzog von �sterreich (b. 1779 - d. 1835) (merely titular) 4 Dec 1801 - 27 Apr 1803 vacant

�Full title: Archbishop of Cologne and archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire for Italy and prince-elector (Erzbischof von K�ln und des Heiligen R�mischen Reichs Erzkanzler f�r Italien und Kurf�rst).