An Arch-Treasurer (, ) is a chief

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, specifically the great treasurer of the

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. The title of Arch-Treasurer was only ceremonially significant, as it was only used in the coronation of

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History

The office was created in 1648 for

Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V (german: link=no, Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both ...

, after he lost his electorate, and title of

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, in February 1623 to

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian I (17 April 157327 September 1651), occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which he obtained the title of a Prince ...

. The electorate was given to Bavaria by the emperor Ferdinand II. The office of Arch-Treasurer passed to the

Elector of Hanover The Electorate of Hanover (german: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply ''Kurhannover'') was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as ...

in 1777.

References

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