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Meanings of prince-elector in English

Russian
курфюрст
Portuguese
kurfürsten
Spanish
príncipes electores
Catalan
príncep-elector
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Members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire.

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      Usage of prince-elector in English
      1
      King Frederick has had the naivete to compare his great grandfather, the so-called great Prince-Elector, to the great Louis.
      Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
      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.
      Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
      3
      He was the representative of the Prince-Elector, and as such he had pronounced the death sentence over the girl two weeks ago.
      The hangman's daughter