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.

1505
Candidates
 * Grand Duke Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Frederick von Wettin (Thuringia)

Votes
 * Austria: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Salzburg: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Augsburg: Frederick von Wettin (Thuringia)
 * Palatine: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Silesia: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Lusatia: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Moravia: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Brandenburg: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Pomerania: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Luxembourg: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)
 * Strassburg: Frederick von Wettin (Thuringia)
 * Mainz: Frederick von Wettin (Thuringia)
 * Swabia: Frederick von Wettin (Thuringia)
 * Lombardy: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach (Bavaria)

Call for Reichsreform



 * Reform the constitutional order (Verfassungsordnung) of the Holy Roman Empire.
 * Feuds are banned.
 * Discussions are to be held on a revision of the rights of coinage and escort (Geleitrecht).
 * Administrative division of the Empire into imperial circles.

Votes
Votes placed by electors and the emperor are bolded.

Presiding emperor: Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor.

Institute Reichsregiment

 * Consolidate the Imperial Diet and reduce legislative complexity.
 * The related installation of the Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court), a supreme court for all of the Empire's territory, which will separate the jurisdiction from the person of the Emperor as the head of the imperial executive.
 * The establishment of Imperial Circles with own Circle Diets. The Circles shall meet as constituencies of the Reichsregiment, enabling a more uniformed administration of the Empire to better execute the taxation and the raising of troops.
 * A permanent diet shall be established as a legislative body of the Holy Roman Empire in the city of Augsburg to vote on imperial reforms and to create decrees for the empire.
 * The imperial diet shall be divided into three colleges:
 * Electoral College (Kurfürstenrat), led by the Prince-Archbishop of Mainz in his capacity as Archchancellor of Germany. The seven Prince-electors are designated by the Golden Bull of 1356.
 * College of Imperial Princes (Reichsfürstenrat or Fürstenbank) incorporated the Imperial Counts as well as immediate lords, Prince-Bishops and Imperial abbots.
 * The college of Imperial Cities (Reichsstädtekollegium)
 * The office of Chancellor shall be created as an elected position within the Holy Roman Empire, selected by the Imperial Diet to serve in the following capacity:
 * A term lasting five years.
 * A maximum of two terms for one individual.
 * No candidate can serve consecutive terms, nor can any ruler from the same nation serve consequently.
 * The emperor may not be the chancellor at the same time. If the chancellor is elected as emperor he must relinquish the position of chancellor so that a new election can take place for chancellor.
 * All previously passed legislation by the German Union, including the Alliance and Merchant Act of 1446 and the Militia and Navy Act of 1448 shall be recognized as legal legislature of the Holy Roman Empire for their relevant nations.
 * From hereforth the German Union shall disband, having been fully integrated into the government of the Holy Roman Empire.

Votes
Votes placed by electors and the emperor are bolded.

Presiding emperor: Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor.

Imperial Protection Act

 * The Army of the Holy Roman Empire shall be created (German Reichsarmee, Reichsheer or Reichsarmatur; Latin exercitus imperii) as a standing army of the empire.
 * The Reichsarmee shall be separate from the Kaiserliche Armee, which serves the emperor exclusively.
 * The Reichsarmee shall be composed of elements from all states of the empire, and shall number at minimum 5,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry during times of war.
 * The Reichsarmee shall answer directly to the Imperial Diet and shall only be mobilized in times of emergency by the Imperial Diet for the protection of the empire from external threats.
 * The legal process of Reichsexekution shall be created, in which the Emperor may create a binding order to revert a state's unlawful actions upon the Reichstag declaring a violation of Imperial law. In this case the Reichsarmee may be raised for the purpose of reverting these illegal actions.
 * The Imperial Register (Reichsmatrikel or Heeresmatrikel) shall be created to determine the contributions of the individual states making up the Empire, and while at war the monthly cost of paying for this army shall be known as the Römermonat. This will include an equal tax for all states during war, and will require each state to pay for their own contingents in the army.

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

Presiding emperor: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Presiding chancellor: Magnus von Habsburg, Elector of Brandenburg.

For
 * Grand Duchess and Titular Queen Eleanor, on behalf of the Grand Duchy of Bavaria. Cookiedamage (talk) 22:20, May 3, 2014 (UTC)
 * Count Christian VI of Oldenburg. Callumthered (talk) 00:04, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Duke Marco Visconti, on behalf of the Duchy of Milan - Tr0llis (talk) 00:09, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Prince Stephano "the Brave" Visconti, on behalf of Padua
 * Archduke Maximilian I on behalf of the Archduchy of Austria - Mscoree (talk) 01:09, May 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * Prince-Archbishop Sigismund II on behalf of the Archbishopric of Salzburg
 * Bishop Friedrich von Hohenzollern, on behalf of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, and the Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg
 * Duke Henry von Württemberg, on behalf of the Duchy of Swabia
 * Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, on behalf of the County Palatine of the Rhine
 * Maximilian I, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bohemia
 * Duchy of Silesia, vassal of the Bohemian Crown
 * Duchy of Lusatia, vassal of the Bohemian Crown
 * Maximilian I, as margrave on behalf of Moravia
 * Magnus von Habsburg, Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg - Mscoree (talk) 01:09, May 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * Maximilian I, as duke on behalf of the Duchy of Luxembourg
 * Archbishop Christian von Wurtembourg, on behalf of the Elector of Trier - NonEuclidean ツ (Talk)
 * Friedrich I, on behalf of the Duchy of Hamburg and Duchy of Mecklenburg
 * Magdeburg, vassal of the Hamburgian crown

Discussion
His Illustriusness the Count of Oldenburg wishes for some clarification on the proposal. Firstly: during times of peace, will the states have control over their own contingents? Secondly: will the so-called  Römermonat be proportional to the number of men contributed? Because if not, small countries will have disproportionate financial burdens placed upon them.

Maximilian I clarifies that this army doesn't replace each nations' army. Each state will continue to have their own army, but now a fraction of it will be gathered into a unified army. During peace time each state will essentially have full control over their forces, since during peace time the Reichsarmee will be demobilized or held at a very small number. Each state will be required to pay a small tax during war, while each state that provides soldiers will be required to pay for their personal contingents.

The Count thanks His Imperial Majesty for the clarification, and will now certainly support the proposal.

Reichsmünzordnung

 * The Reichstaler shall be created as the official currency of the Holy Roman Empire, at 29.23 grams of 88.9% silver.
 * The Reichstaler will be valued at 1/9 the amount of silver of a Cologne Mark.
 * The Reichstaler will be minted in cities given permission from the emperor, with the first being minted in the following places:
 * Hall in Tirol, with silver minted from Schwaz
 * Vienna, Austria
 * Joachimsthal, Bohemia
 * Annaberg, Saxony
 * This coinage will stand as an official, Imperial currency.

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

Presiding emperor: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Presiding chancellor: Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach, Grand Duke of Bavaria

For Against
 * Franz-Albert von Wittelsbach, Chancellor of the Reischregiment
 * Grand Duchess Regent Elisabeth II von Wittelsbach, on behalf of the Grand Duchy of Bavaria and all personal vassals of the Bavarian crown (said vassals being Munchen, Straubing, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Nurnburg, Wurzburg, Burgau, Burggrafschaft, and Bamberg.)
 * Count Regent Vittorio Erani, on behalf of the County of Saxony and Thuringia, vassals of the Bavarian Crown.
 * Duchess-Regent of Adelheid of Hamburg
 * Archduke Maximilian I on behalf of the Archduchy of Austria - Mscoree (talk) 00:24, May 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * Prince-Archbishop Sigismund II on behalf of the Archbishopric of Salzburg
 * Bishop Friedrich von Hohenzollern, on behalf of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, and the Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg
 * Duke Henry von Württemberg, on behalf of the Duchy of Swabia
 * Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, on behalf of the County Palatine of the Rhine
 * Maximilian I, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bohemia
 * Duchy of Silesia, vassal of the Bohemian Crown
 * Duchy of Lusatia, vassal of the Bohemian Crown
 * Maximilian I, as margrave on behalf of Moravia
 * Magnus von Habsburg, Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg
 * Maximilian I, as duke on behalf of the Duchy of Luxembourg
 * Count Christian VI of Oldenburg.