Holy Roman Empire (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

The Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum Sacrum, German: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Italian: Sacro Romano Impero, Czech: Svatá říše římská, Slovene: Sveto rimsko cesarstvo, Dutch: Heilige Roomse Rijk, French: Saint-Empire romain germanique) is a  multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe, including the Kingdom of Germany, the Kingdom of Bohemia, and several other territories.

Electors

 * Coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz (1250).svg Archbishop of Mainz
 * Trier Arms.svg Archbishop of Trier
 * COA Kurkoeln.svg Archbishop of Cologne
 * Blason Boheme.svg Kingdom of Bohemia
 * Arms of the Palatinate (Bavaria-Palatinate).svg County Palatine of the Rhine
 * Coat of arms of Saxony.svg Duchy of Saxony
 * Armoiries électeur Brandebourg.svg Margraviate of Brandenburg

Emperor
See list of imperial elections for details on past elections.

1508
The 1508 election took place in Frankfurt upon the death of Maximilian I. Charles V was selected as the new emperor.

Electors
 * Archbishop Karl von Henneberg-Römhild, Elector of Mainz
 * Archbishop Christian von Wurtembourg, Elector of Trier
 * Arhcbishop Albert III, Elector of Cologne
 * Charles V, Elector of Bohemia
 * Charles I, Elector of the Palatine
 * George von Wettin, Elector of Saxony
 * Magnus von Habsburg, Elector of Brandenburg

Votes
 * Mainz: Charles V (Austria)
 * Trier:
 * Cologne:
 * Bohemia: Charles V (Austria)
 * Palatine: Charles V (Austria)
 * Saxony:
 * Brandenburg: Charles V (Austria)

Chancellor
See list of chancellor elections for details on past elections.

1555
Candidates

Votes
 * Austria:
 * Salzburg:
 * Augsburg:
 * Palatine:
 * Silesia:
 * Lusatia:
 * Moravia:
 * Brandenburg:
 * Pomerania:
 * Luxembourg:
 * Strassburg:
 * Mainz:
 * Swabia:
 * Bavaria:
 * Saxony:
 * Thuringia:
 * Hesse:
 * Hamburg:
 * Mecklenburg:
 * Trier:

Example of Legislative Procedure
Below is an example of the written procedure that must be followed for a law to be voted upon.



Imperial Act of Procedure
In the year 1551, Albert von Wittelsbach, Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, proposes the following act in regards to the authoring and voting upon a law.
 * 1) Each proposed legislation will have a standard form. Below is the form accepted:
 * 2) *In the year XXXX, Name + royal house, hereditary/Imperial title, proposes the following act in regards to [subject matter of legislation].
 * 3) After the standard introduction is written, there will be a section detailing the findings the author has made in regards to the law, and this section will be titled the To Begin: section. The To Begin section is the culmination of the author's research on the conditions and components that affect or are important to the legislation. For example, if there is a law that proposes to change the capital of the Reichsregiment from Augsburg to Munich, the To Begin section would go as follows:
 * 4) *The author has found that many princes have trouble reaching Augsburg.
 * 5) *The city of Augsburg is plentiful in thieves and criminals, and endangers many princes.
 * 6) After the first section is written, there will be subsequent section which will detail the propositions of the legislation. Using the example from above, the proposition section would go as follows:
 * 7) *The capital of the  Reichsregiment will be moved from  Augsburg to  Munich.
 * 8) The third section will detail all of the consequences and effects that will be felt once and if the legislation is passed. Using the example from above, the conseqeunce section would go as follows:
 * 9) *Augsburg would no longer be capital of the Reichsregiment.
 * 10) *Munich will be the capital of the Reichsregiment, and would thus require suitable meeting place for the princes.
 * 11) The final section will be a final message that the author writes in order to give a succinct, clear message of what the law will aim to accomplish. Using the example from above, the final declaration section would go as follows:
 * 12) *This act is aimed to reduce the danger and travel time German princes undergo to be able to partake in Imperial politics.
 * 13) Note: For the introductory and proposition sections, Proper nouns will be underlined.
 * 14) Each section will be numbered, with the numbers going to the right of the section name. For example, To begin (1). All bulleted points under that section will have letters in parentheses.
 * 15) The voting section will be split up into two parts, for and against. Those who do not vote are assumed to have abstained the vote. Princes may only vote once.
 * 16) When a prince votes, there will be a standard when he writes his name. The standard goes as follows: Name + royal house, hereditary/Imperial title, on behalf of The Sovereign Nation for which the Prince Rules.
 * 17) In order for a vote to pass, there will be required more positive for votes than negaitve against votes.
 * 18) There will be a space for discussion under each voting section.
 * 19) There will be seperate scribes chambers for both passed and tabled laws.
 * 20) Each law will be given a period of 36 hours (1 and a half years, in game) for voting.

Votes
Votes placed by electors, chancellor, and emperor are bolded.

Presiding emperor: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Presiding chancellor: Albert von Wittelsbach

For Against
 * Albert von Wittelsbach, Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire Cookiedamage (talk) 01:32, July 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Catherine von Wittelsbach, Grand Duchess and Titular Queen of Bavaria, on behalf of the Grand Duchy of Bavaria Cookiedamage (talk) 01:32, July 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Adalbert von Wittelsbach, Count Regent of Saxony and Thuringia, on behalf of the County of Saxony and Thuringia Cookiedamage (talk) 01:32, July 2, 2014 (UTC)