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The Electoral Rhenish Circle () was an Imperial Circle of the
Imperial Circles in the 16th Century
– Historical Maps of Germany {{Authority control 1512 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Circles of the Holy Roman Empire History of the Rhineland
The Electoral Rhenish Circle () was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
, created in 1512.
The circle derived its name from four of the seven prince-elector
The prince-electors ( pl. , , ) were the members of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor. Usually, half of the electors were archbishops.
From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince- ...
s whose lands along the Middle Rhine comprised the vast majority of its territory.
Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:References
Sources
*The list of states making up the Electoral Rhenish Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Kurrheinischer Reichskreis.External links
*Imperial Circles in the 16th Century
– Historical Maps of Germany {{Authority control 1512 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Circles of the Holy Roman Empire History of the Rhineland