The Holy Roman Empire’s Imperial Diet: Electoral Votes in 1792
Secular Bench of the Council of Princes
By Stephen Millar
The Secular Bench of the Council of Princes held a total of 63 electoral
votes (41 ¾ votes + 21 ¼ votes held by Electors). The votes were cast
in the following order [also see the Council of Electors]:
44. Pfalz-Zweibrucken
44a. Karl II, Herzog von Pfalz-Zweibrucken
(1775-1795)
46-50; 76:
House of Wettin (6 votes)
46.
Sachsen-Weimar and 47. Sachsen-Eisenach and 76. Henneberg [part]
46a. Karl-August, Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach (1758-1828)
48. Sachsen-Coburg
and 76. Henneberg [part]
48a. Ernst-Friedrich, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1764-1800)
49. Sachsen-Gotha
and 50. Sachsen-Altenburg and 76. Henneberg [part]
49a. Ernst II, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Altenburg (1772-1804)
56. Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel
[House of Welf]
56a. Karl-Wilhelm, Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel (1780-1806)
58. Vorpommern
[Upper Pommerania]
58a. Gustavus III, King of Sweden (1771-1792) [as Herzog von
Vorpommern]
61-62; 77;
79: House of Nikloting (4 votes)
61. Mecklenburg-Schwerin
and 77. Schwerin and 79. Ratzeburg
61a Friedrich-Franz I, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1785-1837)
62. Mecklenburg-Gustrow
62a. Adolph-Friedrich IV, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1752-1794)
63; 82: House
of Wurttemberg
63.
Wurttemberg and 82. [County of] Mompelgard [1]
63a. Karl-Eugen, Herzog von Wurttemburg-Stuttgart (1737-1793)
64; 80: House
of Hessen-Kassel
64.
Hessen-Kassel and 80. Hersfeld
64a. Wilhelm IX, Landgraf zu Hessen-Kassel (1785-1821)
65. Hesse-Darmstadt
65a. Ludwig X, Landgraf zu Hessen-Darmstadt (1790-1830)
66-68: House
of Zahringen (3 votes)
66.
Baden-Baden and 67. Baden-Durlach and 68. Baden-Hochberg
66a. Karl-Friedrich, Markgraf zu Baden (1738-1811)
69; 72:
House of Oldenburg
69.
Holstein-Gluckstadt
69a. Christian VII, King of Denmark (1766-1808)
72. Holstein-Gottorp
72a. Wilhelm, Herzog von Holstein-Gottorp (1785-1806)
73. Savoy
73a. Victor-Amadeus III, King of Sardinia (1773-1796) as Duke
of Savoy
75. Anhalt
75a. Friedrich, Furst zu Anhalt-Bernburg (1765-1796)
75b. Leopold III, Furst zu Anhalt-Dessau (1751-1817)
75c. August II, Furst zu Anhalt-Kothen (1789-1812)
75d. Friedrich-August, Furst zu Anhalt-Zerbst (1747-1793)
83. Arenberg
(1576)
83a. Ludwig-Engelbert, Furst zu Arenberg (1778-1803)
The remaining
representatives (84-96) were from ‘new’ Princely Houses admitted to
the Council of Princes from 1653 to 1754:
84. Hohenzollern-Hechingen
(1653)
84a. Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Josef-Wilhelm, Furst zu (1750-1798)
85. Lobkowitz
(1653)
85a. Lobkowitz, Josef, Furst
zu (1784-1806)
86. Salm (1654)
86a. Salm-Salm, Konstantin-Alexander-Joseph,
Furst zu (1778-1810)
87. Dietrichstein
(1654)
87a. Dietrichstein, Johann-Baptist-Karl,
Furst zu (1784-1806)
88-89: House
of Oranien-Nassau (2 votes)
88.
Nassau-Hadamar/Nassau-Siegen (1654)
88a. Oranien-Nassau, Wilhelm V, Furst zu (1751-1806)
89. Nassau-Dillenburg/Nassau-Dietz
(1654)
89a. Oranien-Nassau, Wilhelm V, Furst zu (1751-1806)
90. Auersperg
(1654)
90a. Auersperg, Karl,
Furst zu (1783-1800)
92. Furstenberg
(1667)
92a. Furstenberg, Josef, Furst zu (1783-1796)
93. Schwarzenberg
(1674)
93a. Schwarzenberg, Josef-Johann-Nepomuk-Anton-Karl, Furst zu
(1789-1806)
94. Liechtenstein
(1713)
94a. Liechtenstein, Aloys I Josef, Furst zu (1781-1805)
95. Thurn und
Taxis (1754)
95a. Thurn und Taxis, Karl-Anselm, Furst zu (1773-1805)
96. Schwarzburg
(1754)
96a. Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Christian-Gunther
III, Furst zu (1758-1794)
96b. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Friedrich-Karl, Furst zu (1790-1793)
The final four votes in the Council of Princes were collective votes:
97: The College of the Imperial Counts
of the Wetterau
98: The College of the Imperial Counts of
Swabia
99: The College of the Imperial Counts of
Franconia
100: The College of the Imperial Counts
of Westphalia
Notes:
[1] The County of Mompelgard was not included in the colleges
of the Imperial Counts.
Placed on the Napoleon Series: October 2005
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