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Prince-Elector

member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, electing the King and then Emperor of the Romans
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Summary

Prince-Elector is a historical position[1]. Prince-Elector ranks in the top 7% of historical position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: noble title[3]
  • Named after: Imperial election (Holy Roman Empire)[4]
  • Subclass of: Fürst[5], elector[6]
  • Commons category: Prince-electors[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire[8]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Holy Roman Empire[9]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], Vlastenský slovník historický[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], New International Encyclopedia[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]

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Influence

Things named for Prince-Elector include Kurfürstenstraße[17], a street[18], in Germany[19].

Why It Matters

Prince-Elector has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Prince-Elector is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for Prince-Elector include Kurfürstenstraße[17], a street[18], in Germany[19].

Related Entities

Albert of Mainz Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles IV Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Emperor Rudolf II Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick III of Saxony Frederick II of Prussia Frederick I of Prussia Frederick I of Württemberg Frederick V of the Palatinate Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William of Brandenburg Friedrich Christian I, Elector of Saxony Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia George III of Great Britain George II of Great Britain George I of Great Britain

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0387239-kurfirti
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0387239-kurfirti, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Named after → Imperial election (Holy Roman Empire)
    Topic's main category → Category:Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
    Instance of → historical position, noble title
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007536067405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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