Prince of the Holy Roman Empire


Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of the Reichs (Latin reichsfürst, Latin princeps imperii) - feudal and aristocratic title, a higher form of Prince (Fürst), present in the Holy Roman Empire.

Princes - Emperor's vassals

The title was granted to all direct vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor, ie the prince (Herzog), landgrave, margrave and palatine. The bishops, abbots and prelates of the Reich also belonged to this group. The title did not belong to the princes or counts who were lords of the emperor's vassal.

As a result of the law, the most important was the participation in the Sejm of the Reich or Landeshoheit - territorial jurisdiction. At the beginning there was also a wide range of responsibilities towards the senior, but with the decline of the central authority, the imperial vassals were increasingly empowered and independent of the emperor. Honorary title The emperors could give this title as honorary dignity at their own discretion, and so over the centuries, the nonterritorial imperial princes can be distinguished: Bibliography Authoritative control (noble titles):

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