Members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Examples for "electors "
Examples for "electors "
1 The constitution requires each state to appoint electors by their own methods.
2 Local authorities are now preparing the register of electors for next year.
3 Yes; the electors of Cologne-notthe city, but the electorate-formerlyresided here.
4 The choice of the German electors , after the death of Conrad IV.
5 To win the presidency, a candidate must win at least 270 electors .
1 That is an unpleasant fellow, whom the Kurfürst had sent to us.
2 The Kurfürst of Saxony has abandoned him, and none of his so-called friends went to the wedding....
1 Not the Kurfuerst Hat; a Coif is my wear, it seems!
2 The Kurfuerst 's Dominions, a long, straggling country, reaching from Memel to Wesel, could hardly keep out of the way of any war that might rise.
1 King Frederick has had the naivete to compare his great grandfather, the so-called great Prince - Elector , to the great Louis.
2 My godmother, the empress, can never forget that the Prince - Elector of Brandenburg once, at the table, held a wash-basin for the emperor.
3 He was the representative of the Prince - Elector , and as such he had pronounced the death sentence over the girl two weeks ago.
1 But those who had preferred the electoral prince were opposed to the Austrian, and became the partisans of France.
2 The Electoral Prince had meanwhile arrived with his chamberlain at the castle.
3 No, I must take the part of the Electoral Prince against you.
4 Sighing, the Electoral Prince threw himself into one of the two armchairs.
5 The Electoral Prince looked after her with distorted features and burning eyes.
1 Imperial Electors had visited.
1 But the electors of Germany , in days agone, had a well-defined use.
2 Diet of Mainz; the functions and dignities of the electors of Germany settled.
3 The Electors of Germany would not permit Monsieur to write to them in the same style as the King did.
1 The electoral dignity is likewise acknowledged in the House of Hanover, according to the article inserted at that prince's desire in my demands.
2 The emperor took from his captive the electoral dignity , and extorted from him the most cruel concessions as the ransom for his life.
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