The Holy Roman Empire’s Imperial Diet: Electoral Votes in 1792

Appendix 4: College of the Imperial Counts of Franconia

By Stephen Millar

The ninety-ninth vote in the Diet’s Council of Princes was this college’s single collective – or curial – vote. It was determined in the following order:

1. Hohenlohe [shared vote]

a. Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, Ludwig-Leopold, Furst zu (1763-1798)
1b. Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Heinrich-August, Furst  zu (1781-1796)
c. Hohenlohe-Kirchberg, Christian-Friedrich-Karl, Furst zu (1767-1806)
d. Hohenlohe-Schillingfurst, Karl-Albercht I, Furst zu (1753-1793)
e. Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Karl-Ludwig, Furst zu (1789-1806)
f. Hohenlohe-Ohringen, Ludwig-Friedrich-Karl, Furst zu (1765-1805)

2. Castell [shared vote]

2a. Castell-Remlingen, Albrecht-Friedrich-Karl, Graf zu (1773-1806)
2b. Castell-Rudenhausen, Christian-Friedrich, Graf zu (1773-1806)

3. Erbach [shared vote]

3a. Erbach-Furstenau, Christian-Karl-August-Albrecht, Graf zu (1784-1803)
3b. Erbach-Erbach, Franz, Graf zu (1757-1806)
3c. Erbach-Schonberg, Christian, Graf zu (1788-1799)

4. Lowenstein[-Wertheim] [shared vote]

4a. Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, Dominik-Konstantin, Furst zu (1789-1806)
4b. Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg, Johann-Karl-Ludwig, Graf zu (1790-1806)

5. Allodial heirs of Limpurg [shared vote] [1]

5a. Limpurg-Gaildorf

5a1. Isenburg-Budigen-Meerholz, Christine, Grafin zu (1762-1802)
5a2. Waldeck, Karoline, Grafin zu (1774-1801)
5d3. Solms-Assenheim, Christiane-Wilhelmina, Grafin zu (1756-1803)

5b. Limpurg-Speckfeld

5b1. Lowenstein-Wertheim, Karoline-Christiane, Grafin zu (1746-1793)
5b2. Rechteren, Josine-Elisabeth, Grafin zu (1754-1804)

6. Reineck

6a. Nostitz, Franz-Anton, Graf zu (1765-1794)

7. Seinsheim

7a. Schwartzenburg, Josef-Johann-Nepomuk-Anton-Karl, Furst zu (1789-1806)

8. Allodial heirs of Wolfstein [shared vote]

8a. Hohenlohe-Kirchberg, Christian-Friedrich-Karl, Furst zu (1767-1806)
8b. Giech, Christian-Friedrich-Karl, Graf zu (-1797)

9. Reichelsberg and 10. Wiesentheid

9a. Schonborn, Hugo-Damian-Friedrich-Karl-Franz-Erwin, Graf zu (1772-1806)

The remaining seven votes were ‘personal votes’. They were cast by:

11. Windischgratz, Josef-Ludwig-Nikolaus, Graf zu [06.12.1744-24.01.1802]
12. Orsini-Rosenberg, Wolfgang-Franz-Xavier, Furst zu [1726-1795]
13. Starhemberg, Georg-Adam, Furst zu [10.08.1724-19.04.1807]
14. Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Heinrich-Wilhelm, Graf zu [30.05.1762-20.04.1847]
15. Giech, Christian-Friedrich-Karl, Graf zu [1729-1797]
16. Gravenitz, Victor-Ernst, Graf zu [1744-1795]
17. Puckler und Limpurg, Friedrich-Philipp-Karl, Graf zu [18.06.1740-27.09.1811]

Notes:

[1] The heir[esses] of the House of Limpurg in 1792 were female. Votes held by females were cast by proxy through a representative.

Placed on the Napoleon Series: October 2005

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