What I would like to see, though, would be a feature where you could create a titular kingdom (Kingdom of Stettin, for example) with your primary title as the name giver for the kingdom. After these lines ended in extinction, the electors began to elect kings from different families so that the throne would not once again settle within a single dynasty. Under it, the Archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, as well as the King of Bohemia, the Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Duke of Saxony, and the Margrave of Brandenburg held the right to elect the King. Finally, in 1745, the two agreed to alternate as vicars, with Bavaria starting first. Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg), made an elector by Leopold I in 1692 as a reward for aid given in the War of the Grand Alliance. Frankfurt regularly served as the site of the election from the fifteenth century on, but elections were also held at Cologne (1531), Regensburg (1575 and 1636), and Augsburg (1653 and 1690). When the Duke of Bavaria was banned in 1706, the Elector Palatine returned to the office of Arch-Steward, and in 1710, the Elector of Hanover was promoted to the post of Arch-Treasurer. Was this blank area between Libya and Egypt not part of any Roman province? Wait for them to wage war and raid them to death. Many changes to the composition of the college were necessitated by Napoleon's aggression during the early 19th century. Either way, invaluable resource. During the interregnum, imperial power was exercised by two imperial vicars. Do I need to be Greek culture or Byz Empire to restore? Napoleon soon exiled him and Kassel was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia, a new creation. The Count Palatine of the Rhine held most of the former Duchy of Franconia after the last Duke died in 1039. The three Archbishops oversaw the most venerable and powerful sees in Germany, while the other four were supposed to represent the dukes of the four nations. The Arch-Chamberlain's augmentation was azure a scepter palewise Or (a golden scepter on a blue field), while the Arch-Treasurer's was gules the crown of Charlemagne Or (a gold crown on a red field). The Arch-Butler was represented by the Hereditary Butler (Cupbearer) (the Count of Althann), the Arch-Seneschal by the Hereditary Steward (the Count of Waldburg, who adopted the title into their name as "Truchsess von Waldburg"), the Arch-Chamberlain by the Hereditary Chamberlain (the Count of Hohenzollern), the Arch-Marshal by the Hereditary Marshal (the Count of Pappenheim), and the Arch-Treasurer by the Hereditary Treasurer (the Count of Sinzendorf). Since the Elector of Bavaria retained his seat, the number of electors increased to eight; the two Wittelsbach lines were now sufficiently estranged so as not to pose a combined potential threat. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. The dignity of elector carried great prestige and was considered to be second only to that of king or emperor. The college of electors was mentioned in 1152 and again in 1198. Holy Roman Empire Aachen Bavaria, Bohemia, Frisia, Germany, Lotharingia Must be created by decision in 867, exists de jure in 1066 e_hre Italia Roma Italy, Romagna, Sardinia e_italy Kanem-Bornu Kanem Darfur, Hausaland, Kanem, Sao e_kanem_bornu Khazaria Itil Caspian Steppe, Caucasus, Zaporizhia e_caspian-pontic_steppe Maghreb Kairwan Africa, Anbiya, Maghreb, Sahara, Tahert … For some two centuries, the monarchy was elective both in theory and in practice; the arrangement, however, did not last, since the powerful House of Habsburg managed to secure succession within their dynasty during the fifteenth century. Originally, the Duke held the electorate personally, but it was later made hereditary along with the duchy. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In addition to being members of the Council of Electors, several lay electors were therefore members of the Council of Princes as well by virtue of other territories they possessed. Principality of Regensburg was added in 1803, after the annexation of Mainz by the French. The Arch-Steward used gules an orb Or (a gold orb on a red field). Electors were free to vote for whomsoever they pleased (including themselves), but dynastic considerations played a great part in the choice. The King of Great Britain remained at war with Napoleon and continued to style himself Elector of Hanover, while the Hanoverian government continued to operate in London. After it was mediatized to Austria in 1805, its electoral vote was transferred to Würzburg. In English, the "s"/"r" mix in the Germanic verb conjugation has been regularized to "s" throughout, while German retains the r in Kur-. In 1803, electorates were created for the Duke of Württemberg, the Margrave of Baden, the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and the Duke of Salzburg, bringing the total number of electors to ten. [citation needed], At the height of the Protestant Reformation, there were times when the electoral college had a Protestant majority. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. All kings elected from 1438 onwards were from among the Habsburg Archdukes of Austria (and later Kings of Hungary and Bohemia) until 1740, when the archduchy was inherited by a woman, Maria Theresa, sparking the War of the Austrian Succession. I wasn't sure if I would be able to handle SPQR but I'm about one war away from it after less than 150 years from the Old Gods start. Note that 'prince' derives from Latin princeps, which carried the same meaning. Not even the coast? Meanwhile, the King of Bohemia, who held the ancient imperial office of Arch-Cupbearer, asserted his right to participate in elections. I don't know if I'll ever feel ambitious/good enough to take on the SPQR run, but restoring the empire looks far easier than I thought it would be. However, the European powers refused to acknowledge this title at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) and instead listed him with the grand dukes as a "Royal Highness". The Palatinate and Bavaria were originally (since 1214) held by the same individual, but in 1253, they were divided between two members of the House of Wittelsbach. As noted above, the Elector Palatine and the Elector of Hanover styled themselves Arch-Treasurer from 1714 until 1777; during this time, both electors used the corresponding augmentations. If you play in Byzantium for a long time you're likely to get Blood of Alexander and just wrecking ball your way through the old borders. Elections were irregularly held by the Franks, whose successor states include France and the Holy Roman Empire. The French monarchy eventually became hereditary, but the Holy Roman Emperors remained elective, at least in theory, although the Habsburgs provided most of the later monarchs. In 1792, the King of Bohemia held three votes, the Elector of Bavaria six votes, the Elector of Brandenburg eight votes, and the Elector of Hannover six votes. In many cases, the lay electors ruled numerous States of the Empire, and therefore held several votes in the Council of Princes. In 1742, the electors became entitled to the superlative Durchläuchtigste (Most Serene Highness), while other princes were promoted to Durchlaucht. (2003). Press J to jump to the feed. Old English ceosan [tʃeo̯zan], participle coren 'having been chosen' and Gothic kiusan). Fürst itself is related to English first and is thus the 'foremost' person in his realm. Bavaria was granted electoral dignity by Ferdinand II in 1623, removing the dignity from the Count Palatine of the Rhine. The restored Elector of Hesse, a Napoleonic creation, tried to be recognized as the King of the Chatti. In the 10th and 11th centuries, princes often acted merely to confirm hereditary succession in the Saxon Ottonian dynasty and Franconian Salian dynasty. So I'm playing as Poland and I'm in the year 1100 I think and I'm just wondering how to I break apart the Hre, idk I'm feeling like spreading chaos throughout the land. The pope wrote that the seven electors were those who had just voted in the election of 1257, which resulted in the election of two kings.[4]. The Declaration of Rhense issued in 1338 had the effect that election by the majority of the electors automatically conferred the royal title and rule over the empire, without papal confirmation. The heir apparent to a secular prince-elector was known as an electoral prince (German: Kurprinz). This arrangement was upheld by the Imperial Diet in 1752. Can you still do the thing with the HRE, where you recruit or marry someone and basically get all the HRE lands in like the first 20 years? "The Holy Roman Empire. Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? The Elector of Bavaria replaced the Elector Palatine in 1623, but when the latter was granted a new electorate in 1648, there was a dispute between the two as to which was vicar. The Archbishop of Mainz presided over the Catholic body, or corpus catholicorum, while the Elector of Saxony presided over the Protestant body, or corpus evangelicorum. The Staufen dynasty managed to get its sons formally elected in their fathers' lifetimes almost as a formality. More posts from the CrusaderKings community. Later, the two electors made a pact to act as joint vicars, but the Imperial Diet rejected the agreement. 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The division into religious bodies was on the basis of the official religion of the state, and not of its rulers. None of the new electors, however, had an opportunity to cast votes, as the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, and the new electorates were never confirmed by the Emperor. Hesse-Kassel remained the only Electorate in Germany until 1866, when the country backed the losing side in the Austro-Prussian War and was absorbed into Prussia. Under the Golden Bull, a majority of electors sufficed to elect a king, and each elector could cast only one vote. The electors, like the other princes ruling States of the Empire, were members of the Imperial Diet, which was divided into three collegia: the Council of Electors, the Council of Princes, and the Council of Cities.