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The Reichs Council of The Nobility of Germany The Reichs College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire, Founded 1489 The Imperial Reichs College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire 1489-2009 The Council of Princes and Counts of The German Empire ( Reichsfürstenrat ) The Imperial Nobility of Belgium, France and Germany (Above) The Imperial Armorial Bearings of H.I.&.R.H. Prince Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, de jure Holy Roman Emperor Charles VIII , Grand Reichs-Chancellor of The Imperial College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation. ____________________ Welcome to the Official Website of the Imperial College of Princes and Counts of the Holy Roman Empire and the Nobility of the First Reich. The Supreme Governing Authority over all Imperial Titles of the Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, which formally compiles the Official listing of the Immediate States of the Empire and the Imperial Titles of the Reigning and formerly Reigning Sovereign Houses and Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation . ( First Established in 1489 ) __________________ THE IMPERIAL ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF A PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE The Princely Armorial Bearings of The Prince of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen und Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, as a Prince of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, Hereditary Imperial Master of the Horses. ___________________ _____________________________________________________ A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION, THE CREATION, ILLEGAL SUSPENSION AND FORMAL RESUMPTION. _____________________________________________________ Forwarded by His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, de jure Holy Roman Charles VIII I.R. The Holy Roman Empire was formally founded in the year 800 by Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards, who revived the Imperial August Title of Roman Emperor in the West. According to Carolingian theory, the Roman Empire had merely been suspended, not ended, by the abdication of the last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus in 476. On Christmas Day, In the year 800 AD Pope Leo III, Crowned Charlemagne Roman Emperor, in St.Peters, Rome, probably perceived more as a personal Imperial Title than as a reference to a particular Territorial Rule. The Holy Roman Empire was once famously dismissed by Voltaire as neither Holy, Roman, nor an Empire, despite covering most of central Europe for over a thousand years, its history was intricately interwoven with that of Europe as a whole. The ghosts of the old Empire still haunt the Twenty-First century Europe in the guise of many institutions and ideals as well as political divisions and factional struggles. From the death of Arnulf (899), the last Carolingian to hold the Imperial Title, until Emperor Otto’s Coronation in Rome by Pope John XII, various rulers bore the Imperial Title but exercised no authority; among them were Louis III, King of Provence, and Berengar I, King of Italy. From the time of Otto's reign the Imperial office was based on the German Kingship. The German King, elected by the German Princes, automatically sought Imperial Coronation by the Pope, the Churchmen who crowned the Emperors, and thus actually sustained the Empire, considered it to be the Church's Secular arm, sharing responsibility for the welfare and spread of the Christian faith and duty-bound to protect the Papacy. This view of the relationship between Church and state, which dated from the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine I, was generally accepted by both Emperors and Popes. In practice, however, this partnership seldom worked smoothly, as one of the partners inevitably tried to dominate the other. Frequent fluctuations in the actual power and vitality of each individual as well as changes in the prevailing political and theological theories gave a fluid, dynamic quality to the empire's history. After 1045 a King who was not yet Crowned Emperor was known as King of the Romans, a Title that asserted his right to the Imperial Throne and implied that he was Emperor-designate. Not every German King became Emperor, however, because the Popes, especially when elections to the Kingships were disputed, often claimed that the selection of the Emperor was their prerogative. Despite the fact that the German Kingship and the Imperial office were technically elective, they tended to become hereditary. At times the electors, the German Princes who approved the succession to the German Kingship, exercised real authority in choosing the King, although Papal confirmation was still necessary for accession to the Imperial Throne. In 1338 at the diets of Rhense and Frankfurt the German Princes proclaimed the electors’ right to choose the Emperor without papal intervention. The Golden Bull of 1356 issued by Emperor Charles IV reaffirmed this and regulated the election procedure. Emperors continued to be crowned by the Pope until after the coronation (1530) of the Emperor Charles V. Thereafter, following the precedent (1508) of Emperor Maximilian I, they were Crowned at Frankfurt. Several early Emperors were also Crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of the Lombards. After 1438 the Imperial office was held, with one exception, by the House of Hapsburg.The Empire was justified by the claim that, just as the Pope was the Vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so the Emperor was God’s temporal Vicar; hence he claimed to be the supreme Temporal Ruler of Christendom. Actually, the power of the Emperor never equaled his pretensions. Although the Emperors were accorded diplomatic precedence over other Sovereigns Rulers, their Suzerainty early ceased over France, Italy, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary; and their control over England, Sweden, and Spain was never more than nominal. The authority of the Emperors in Italy and Germany was sometimes nonexistent, sometimes real.The territorial limits of the Empire varied, but it generally included Germany, Austria, Bohemia and Moravia, parts of Northern Italy, present-day Belgium, and, until 1648, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Some countries (e.g., Hungary) were ruled by the Emperor or Imperial Prince but were outside the Empire, while others (e.g., Flanders, Pomerania, Schleswig, and Holstein) were part of the Empire but were Ruled by foreign Princes who held their lands in fief from the Emperor and took part in the Imperial diet. When Otto I became Emperor, he renewed the traditions of the Carolingian Empire that had been eroding for decades before Arnulf’s death. Otto’s Empire comprised the German Duchies, Lorraine (or Lotharingia), Italy, and Burgundy, which had its own nominal King. Burgundy was formally annexed in 1033. The Imperial position, however, was precarious from the start. A conflict over the relationship between the Papacy and the Imperial Throne resulted in the investiture controversy during the reign of Henry IV (1084–1105), who appointed Bishops to three Sees already under the direction of Papal appointees. He was also suspected of tolerating simony and other practices that the Pope was trying to curb. In 1076, Henry IV withdrew his obedience to Pope Gregory VII and was excommunicated. Subsequent struggles between the Popes Alexander III, Gregory IX, and Innocent IV and the Emperors Frederick I and Frederick II concerned papal Sovereignty in Italy. The Papacy was victorious, and the Emperors ceased to interfere seriously with Papal affairs except during the Great Schism of the 15th century, and in the Italian Wars of the 16th century. Also untenable was the dual position of the Emperors as Rulers of Germany and of Italy; geography as well as cultural and political conditions separated the two Countries. The defense of the Empire against foreign attack was made more difficult by the repeated attempts of the Emperors to maintain their authority in Italy against the opposition of the city-states the Papacy, and the petty Princes. Frederick I failed to suppress the Lombard League, which had Papal support. Frederick II, after inheriting Naples and Sicily, was primarily interested in Italian affairs; his conflict with the Papacy produced the Feud between Guelphs and Ghibellines throughout Italy and ruined the Imperial Authority there.The death (1254) of Conrad IV, the last ruling Hohenstaufen, was followed by an interregnum of 19 years. Opposing claimants to the Imperial Crown were unable to exercise authority during this period, and the power of the Emperor declined considerably. The Election (1273) of the Emperor Rudolf I as the first Hapsburg German King restored some order, but after his death rival claimants renewed the strife. The effect of continued warfare and weak monarchs increased the power of the German Princes, particularly the dukes of the great Duchies of Bavaria, Saxony, Swabia, Franconia, Thuringia, and Upper and Lower Lorraine. The Golden Bull of 1356 conceded the Princes’ dominance over the monarchy.The Emperors maintained some authority against the nobles with the support of the towns and of the great Ecclesiastical Princes (e.g., the archbishop-electors of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier), who were Imperial appointees. As the German towns grew in wealth and power, they entered leagues for defense against the Nobles. Since they acted as a counterbalance to the Nobility, they were generally favored by the Emperors, who made them free Imperial cities with a voice in the diet. The power of the Emperors, however, had come to depend largely on the size and wealth of the Emperors’ hereditary domains. Thus, the Luxemburg Emperors (Henry VII, Emperor Charles IV, Wenceslaus, and Sigismund) and the Hapsburg Emperors concerned themselves with their own lands to the detriment of the unity of the Empire. During the reign of the Emperor Maximilian I (1493–1519) the conflict between the dynastic policy of the Hapsburg Emperors and the interests of the German empire (then known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation) became pronounced. The Princes attempted to remove the administration of the Empire from the Emperor and put it in the hands of an Imperial council; the council would control all external and internal affairs of the Empire. Under pressure the Emperor Maximilian I, formally Created in 1500 a Council and an Imperial Court of Justice. However, these were only temporary measures, since the Hapsburgs had no intention of pursuing German policy, which would conflict with their dynastic interests, particularly in Austria.In the 16th cent., under Charles V and Ferdinand I, Imperial and Austrian affairs were practically identical. This identity was furthered by the Reformation, which generally aligned the German Protestant Princes against the Emperors, who championed Roman Catholicism. In the Thirty Years War (1618–48) the Emperor, Allied with Spain, opposed the Protestant Princes, who were allied chiefly with Sweden and France. The struggle ended with the virtual dissolution of the Empire in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which recognized the Sovereignty of all the States of the Empire; the only limitation was that the Princes could not make alliances directed against the Empire or the Emperor. Although the Imperial Title became largely honorific, the outward forms of the empire were retained; the emperors, with their hereditary lands, remained powerful monarchs. While the peace generally legalized the situation that had existed in the Empire since the Reformation, it also advanced the growth of particularism and absolutism in the German States. The Emperors suffered further loss of prestige in their wars against Louis XIV . The death (1740) of Charles VI ended the male Hapsburg line, precipitating further conflict While the elector of Bavaria was chosen (1742) Emperor as Charles VII, Maria Theresa, daughter of Charles VI, defended her Hapsburg inheritance against the claims of Bavaria, Prussia, and Saxony. By the peace of Hubertusburg (1763), Francis I, husband of Maria Theresa, was recognized as Emperor; however, Prussia, under King Frederick II, had emerged as the leading German power. Joseph II, successor of Francis I, adhered to the principles of the Enlightenment; he attempted to rationalize the administration of the Imperial Government but failed in the face of resistance by the particularist princes, especially Frederick II of Prussia.During the French Revolutionary Wars the Empire was completely reorganized by the treaty of Lunéville (1801) and by action of the diet in 1803. The number of states was greatly reduced, and the remaining States were aggrandized at the expense of the petty Princedoms and Ecclesiastical Estates. In 1804, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II took the Imperial Title Francis I, Emperor of Austria, and after the establishment (1806) of the Confederation of the Rhine under Napoleon I, Francis renounced His Imperial Title as Holy Roman Emperor. After the fall of Napoleon no attempt was made to restore the Empire, the Illegal suspension of the Empire by the Emperor Francis II, on the sixth of August, 1806, following the Emperors Abdication and formal Renunciation of the Imperial Title and Crown, for Himself, His Heirs and Descendants, laid the Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation and The Imperial Title , Crown and Throne dormant. The Empire, has formally remained in a dormant State of Illegal suspension since the sixth of August, 1806 until the First of September 1999, when Karl von Wettinberg, formally issued a Statutory Promulgated Proclamation in the form of Legal Deed of Patent Claim by the Instrument of Universal Public Proclamation open with certain Dimensions, an Act for which He formally Perpetuated the full resumption of the Old Empire, its Imperial Patrimony, Sovereign Rights, Prerogatives, Pretensions and Institutions etc., and thus formally Claimed, Pertained and Perpetuated the Formal Act of Instauration of the Imperial Sovereign Title, Electoral Office, Imperial Throne and Crown, for Himself, His Heirs and Descendants of His Body in Universal Perpetuity. ________________ __________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL ORDER AND ASSOCIATION OF THE NOBILITY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE Established in a meeting of the Reichs-Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in London on the 1st of September 1999. __________________________________________________ The Imperial Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, enjoys a more elevated status than that of the Nobilities of the Modern German States and, indeed, of the Modern Italian States. It should be pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire, has never been conquered, and the prerogatives of its Imperial Nobility have therefore remained intact to this day. As all its families were invested by Imperial Decree, they possess an indisputable right to enjoy their privileges and exercise their obligations. His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, de jure Charles VIII I.R. , formally Re-established the Imperial Order and Association of The Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, to form part of the Official Supreme Governing Authority of all Imperial Titles of Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, being officially Confirmed by Imperial Decree in the meeting of the Reichs-Council of The Holy Roman Empire on the 1st of September 1999, in London. His Imperial Highness, formally assumed the Title of Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the aforesaid Association and of all other International Associations, Official Bodies and Imperial Orders of The Imperial Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, on the same date which includes the descendants of the Imperial Italian Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, who formed an Italian Association. This subordinate Italian Association was established in 1963 in Rome, called the ASSOCIZIONI dei NOBILI del SACRO ROMANO IMPERO to unite the descendants in the male line of certain Italian individuals invested with Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, held under the supreme control of the THE IMPERIAL ORDER AND ASSOCIATION OF THE NOBILITY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. The aforesaid Italian association also includes a number of honorary members. It was founded by Prince Giovanni Alliata di Montereale and Count Giancarlo Bonifazi di Statte, to which every male descendant of Imperial Italian Nobility being ennobled by Imperial Patent is entitled to belong. The Chancellor (in succession to Prince Alliata) is Prince Mario Pignatelli Aragona Cortes; the President of the Court of Honor is Count Giancarlo Bonifazi di Statte. Whereas concerning The Official Status of the Principality of Liechtenstein of The Holy Roman Empire, who have claimed to be able to confirm the succession to Imperial Titles and has confirmed the right of a Spanish Nobleman to be heir to such a Title, for purposes of the Spanish Law requiring the successor State to confirm that the claimant to a particular Title is infact the heir. The Principality of Liechtenstein comes under the formal Imperial Jurisdiction of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, de jure Charles VIII I.R. as the de jure Supreme Sovereign Feudal Overlord of The Holy Roman Empire. All descendants of the Imperial Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, Conferred and Granted by Imperial Letters Patent are automatically members of The Imperial Association of The Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, by right of Imperial Letters Patent issued by a de facto or de jure Emperor. __________________ ___________________________________________________ THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER AND ASSOCIATION OF THE NOBILITY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ___________________________________________________ The Imperial Order and Association of the Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, which has been preserved for many centuries for the formal defence of Christianity, which originates from the First Noble Knights of the Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, who fought for the victory of the Christian Faith . It is now formally composed of the old and new families of the Holy Roman Empire and is, therefore a closed Imperial Order. The Holy Roman Empire hands down its own traditions through the surviving families, and it has never suffered a conquest by any foreign power. Article One. The Seat of the Imperial Order is in London, at the residence of H.I.&.R.H. Prince Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, Duke of Swabia, de jure Emperor Charles VIII of Germany, Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the Imperial Order. Article Two. It is a Non-profit Making Organization. Article Three. Concerning the Imperial Diet, all Nations come together as one Imperial Diet and as such form the closed Imperial Order. Article Four. The Order is represented in Imperial Italy by The Imperial Order in London. Article Five. It is an international organisation constituted by a united group of Nobility who share the same loyalties, aims and ideals. Article Six. The Order aims to promote the Christian Faith and the traditions and patrimony of the Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation. Article Seven. The Government of The Imperial Order is represented by and in the existence of The Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the Imperial Order. Article Eight. The Members are descendants of the Imperial Noble Families of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Article Nine. Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the Imperial Order, holds, bears and enjoys full power and authority over all members. Article Ten. The Secretary of the Imperial Order is appointed by Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master. Article Eleven. The formal patrimony of the Imperial Order is made up of contributions, voluntary engagements, donations, legacies, etc. Article Twelve. The Supreme Prelate of the Imperial Order of The Holy Roman Empire, is held by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Article Fourteen. The Historical Council of the Imperial Order is made up of well-known academics in the field of historical and juridical studies. Article Fifteen. The All New and Old By-laws of the Imperial Order are approved by Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the Imperial Order. Article Sixteen. The Imperial Orders Knights of Merit of the Holy Roman Empire, are selected by the Hereditary Sovereign Chancellor and Grand Master of the Imperial Order. Article Seventeen. The official text of the present constitutional Charter was drawn up in English and German and every version in any other language must use it as a reference. ___________________ _____________________________________________________________ THE CHANGES TO THE APPELLATION STYLES AND TITLES OF THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY OF THE FIRST GERMAN REICH _____________________________________________________________ Concerning the Imperial Appellation Styles and Titles of the Holy Roman Empire, Held, Borne, and Enjoyed by the Imperial Nobility of The First Reich. An Imperial Decree was issued by His Imperial Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, Herzog von Swabia, on the 10th of January 2002, and voted by the Grand Reichs-Council of the Imperial College of Princes and Counts of the Holy Roman Empire, in London on the same date, which formally Decreed the following: Heads of Princely and Ducal Houses of the Holy Roman Empire, shall Hold, Bear and Enjoy the Appellation Style and Title of Most Serene Highness, all other Princes and Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire, shall Hold, Bear and Enjoy the Appellation Style and Title of Serene Highness. Princely Counts of the Holy Roman Empire, shall Hold, Bear and Enjoyed the Appellation Style and Title of Illustrious Highness, Heads of the House, Most Illustrious Highness. The Imperial Counts and Barons of the Holy Roman Empire, shall Hold, Bear and Enjoy the Appellation Style and Title of Excellency, all the aforesaid Appellation changes shall take place with immediate effect from the date of the Imperial Decree issued.(Note* All the aforementioned Imperial Appellation Styles and Titles are Held, Borne and Enjoy by the aforesaid Imperial German Noble Houses, except where a higher Appellation Style and Title is formally Held, Borne and Enjoyed by the Imperial Nobility concerned). The principal Imperial Titles of the Empire are those of Prince, Duke, Count and Baron and they are conferred upon the grantee with reminder to the patentees descendants of both sexes for all time (i.e. including the patentees daughters but not families descended from the patentee through daughters). Whereas, concerning the Legal Act of Adoption within the Imperial Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, His Imperial Highness, has Issued through session of the Reichs Council, dated 1st of January 2007, by Imperial Decree, that those who hold legal adoption of a recognised family of Imperial Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, shall henceforth hold, bear and enjoy full rights to the Titles, Styles and Appellations, pertaining to the Family concerned, but they will remain exempt from the full rights of succession to that family. The Formal Changes to the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, In formal session of the Grand Reichs Council who meet on the afternoon of 25th Day of April, 2008, in London, by Act, Order and Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, de jure Holy Roman Emperor Charles VIII, President and Grand Reichs-Chancellor of the Reichs Council, the following Imperial Decree's were formally issued being the formal creation of Two New Electorship's being those of the Electorship of Westphalia with the Electoral Title, Rank, and Honour of Prince Elector of Westphalia, to be held by His Royal Highness Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, de jure King of Westphalia, for Life and the Electorship of Lombardy, with the Electoral Title, Rank, and Honour to be held by His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, de jure King of Lombardy, as an Hereditary Possession. ________________ ________________________________________________________ THE HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL REICHS-COLLEGE OF PRINCES AND COUNTS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION, SECOND ESTATE OF THE IMPERIAL REICHSTAG OF THE GERMAN REICH ________________________________________________________ The First College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, (Furstenrat) emerged in the year 1480 from the convergence of The Princes and Imperial Counts of The Empire to defend their Imperial Rights against the increasing power of the Emperor and the Prince-Electors thus afforded them the formal protection of the Imperial constitution being set in Imperial Law. The College Princes (Furstenrat) consisted of two benches or banks, The Ecclesiastical bench (Geistlichebank) and the Secular or Lay bench (Weltlichebank). By the end of the 18th century there were one hundred voices or votes in the Council of Princes. Usually, a large immediate territory had an individual voice (Virilstimme). Small territories were grouped in Curias and had collective or curial voices (Kuriatstimmen). There were two collective voices in the ecclesiastical bench and four collective voices on the Secular bench of the Council of Princes. The four collective voices in the Secular bench of the Council of Princes belonged to the Colleges of the Imperial Counts (Reichsgrafenkollegium) of Franconia, Swabia, Wetterau, and Westphalia. The Colleges of the Imperial Counts of Franconia and Swabia also included so-called Personalists. They were the Imperial Counts that had no immediate territory attached to the Imperial Circles. The houses which enjoyed voices in the Council before 1582, were called the Old Princely houses (Altfurstliche Hauser). Originally, the number of individual secular voices in the Council of Princes was not fixed, and depended on divisions and inheritance within the ruling families. Each branch of a Princely family had a separate voice. From the end of the 16th century, when new branches were established, they no longer received a separate voice automatically. For example, all branches of the House of Anhalt had to share one voice in the Council. Also voices of extinct Princely houses were preserved and given to other Princely houses that acquired corresponding voices of extinct branches of Princely houses went to their relatives from other branches. In 1648 the Treaty of Westphalia, granted several Secularized (former) ecclesiastical territories and their voices in the Council of Princes to Secular Princely houses, for example Magdeburg went to Brandenburg and Bremen to Sweden. The voices of these former ecclesiastical territories were transferred to the Secular bench (Weltlichebank) of the Council of Princes. In the 17th century similar rules were introduced in the Colleges of Imperial Counts. Princely houses could own parts of curial voices of the Colleges. Some branches of the Old Princely houses were able to accumulate several voices. For example, in 1793, the Hanover line of the house of Brunswick, had six voices in the Council and three parts in the voice of the Westphalien College of Imperial Counts. These houses that received the right to vote in the Council in the 17th and 18th centuries were called the New Princely houses (Neufurstliche Hauser). When the Emperors granted the Title of Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, to immediate comital families, or to families that did not posses immediate territories, they were not accepted in the Council of Princes automatically. To obtain the right to vote in the Council, a new candidate had to meet certain requirements. The most important of these was ownership of an immediate territory included in one of the Imperial Circles. Furthermore, the new candidate had to obtain the consent of other members of the Council. There were two distinct categories of the New Princely houses they were the houses that owned Imperial immediacy before the 14th century. All of these apart from the Princely House of Schwarzenberg, were ancient comital houses. And the families that acquired small immediate territories in the 17th or 18th centuries to satisfy the above mentioned requirements. After the 15th century, most ruling houses gradually started to introduce the principle of primogeniture. Thus, Principalities and Counties were no longer divided among multiple heirs. Sometimes younger sons of Rulers were given territories as apanages without Sovereign Rights, for example Brandenburg-Schwedt, Hesse-Phillippsthal, Lippe-Biesterfeld, Lippe-Weissenfels, Reuss-Kostritz, Holstein-Sonderburg. The Present Imperial Reichs-College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire, is the Official Governing Authority concerning all Titles of Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation and in all other Imperial Lands pertaining to the Empire including Imperial Italy, and as such holds Supreme Imperial and Royal Sovereign Authority and Rights over all matters concerning or pertaining to the Noble Titles of the Imperial German Empire of The First Reich. The Reigning Life President and Grand Reichs-Chancellor of The Imperial Reichs-College of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, de jure Holy Roman Emperor Charles VIII, Supreme Sovereign and Feudal Overlord of Germany and the Empire. His Imperial and Royal Highness, formally issued an Imperial Decree on the 1st of September, 1999, decreeing the full resumption of the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, comprising of the Imperial Colleges of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire( Kurfurstenrat )being first established in the year 1273, now headed by His Imperial Highness, as the Supreme Grand Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Imperial College of Princes and Counts of the Holy Roman Empire ( Furstenrat )being formally established in the year 1489, the Imperial College of Princes and Counts of the Empire was re-formed as the Supreme Governing Association and Legal Body of Imperial Nobility of Germany and the Empire, held under the Supreme Protection and Authority of His Imperial Highness, as the Reigning Grand Reichs-Chancellor of The Imperial Reichs-College, all members of the Official Imperial Roll of Honour as members of the Imperial College must hold, bear and enjoy, Imperial Titles of Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire, being Created and Conferred by a Holy Roman Emperor or King of Germany, reigning in a de facto or de jure capacity, being from the Noble Ranks of Prince, Duke, Marquis, Count, and the lessor Ranks of Viscount, Baron, Lord, Knight, and Noble of The Holy Roman Empire, and as such are full members by the sole right of the holding, and bearing of an Imperial Title of Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire. All members of the Imperial Reichs-College will bear formal Homage and Loyalty *(their Rank of Nobility bearing no advance in the aforesaid rights and rules), to His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, in both His Imperial Highness', de facto and de jure capacity as their Supreme Sovereign and the Feudal Overlord of Germany and the Empire. Concerning the College of Imperial Free Cities of the Empire, the aforesaid Imperial College is still held in a dormant state, but has been re-formed as a dormant College, by Imperial Decree of His Imperial Highness, and thus is formally held under His Imperial Highness', own Personal and Royal Protection from the date of the Imperial decree issued. ______________ __________________________________________________ THE REICHSTAG OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE __________________________________________________ The term Reichstag (in English:Imperial Diet) is a compostion of German Reich (Empire) and tag (which does not mean'day' here, but is a derivate of the verb tagen, which means assembling for debate). The latin term, a direct translation, was curia imperialis.(Still today, the parliaments on the various Federal levels in Germany are called Bundestag, Landtag etc). The Reichstag never was a parliament in todays sense; instead, it was the assembly of the various leaders that the Empire was comprised of. More precisely, it was the convention of the Reichsstande(Imperial States), those legal entities that, according to Feudal Law, had no authority above them besides the Emperor himself. The precise role and function changed over the centuries, as did the Empire itself, while the states gained more and more control at the expense of the Imperial power. Initially, there was neither a fixed time nor location for the Reichstag. It started as aconvention of the dukes of the old Germanic tribes that formed the Frankish Kingdom when important decisions had to be made, probably based on the old Germanic law that each leader relied on the support of his leading men. For example, already under Charlemagne, the Reichstag in Aachen in 802-803 officially declared the laws of the Saxons and other tribes. In 1158, the Reichstag in Roncaglia finalized four laws that would significantly alter the (never formally written) constitution of the Empire, marking the begining of the central power in favor of the local dukes. In 1356, the Golden Bull cemented the concept of Landesherrschaft, the largely independant rule of the dukes over their respective territories. However, until the late 15th century, the Reichstag was not actually formalized as an institution. Instead, the dukes would irregularly convene at the court of the Emperor; these assemblies were usually referred to as Hoftage (from German Hoff='Court'). Only beginning in 1489 was the Reichstag called as such, formally divided into several collegia, initially being the Kurfursten (Electors) and other dukes. later, those cities that were Reichsunmittelbar, that is, independent of a local territory, but formally only responsible to the Emperor himself, managed to be accepted as a third party. Only with the induction of the Immerwahrender Reichstag in 1663 did the Imperial Reichstag permanently convene in a fixed location, being in the Imperial City of Regensburg. ________________ ______________________________________________________ THE GRAND REICHS-COUNCIL OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF PRINCES AND COUNTS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION ______________________________________________________ THE PRESIDENT AND GRAND REICHS-CHANCELLOR His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, de jure Emperor Charles VIII of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation . THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY , Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany , de jure Empress of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation . THE CHANCELLOR OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE , His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Louis Stefan of Germany , de jure King of the Romans . THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Germany . THE MARSHAL OF ARMS OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Eduard Rupert Stefan of Germany . THE IMPERIAL MARSHAL OF THE COURT OF TITLES His Serene Highness Prince Stefan-Johannes von Regensburg, Prince von Regensburg, Baron von Aachen. THE IMPERIAL KEEPER OF THE ROLLS OF HONOUR His Excellency Count Leopold zu Limpurg und Gaildorf. THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS OF THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY His Excellency Baron Christian Wilhelm von Groditz. THE GRAND SECRETARY OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE Her Excellency Countess Victoria von Buren. ________________ ___________________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL REICHS COUNCIL OF ELECTORS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION ( The College of Electors of The Holy Roman Empire ) ( Kurfürstenrat ) ___________________________________________________________ * The Official List of The Present Imperial Prince Electors : ( Kurfürsten ) (1) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF MAINZ His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry Eduard of Germany, Prince Elector of Mainz. (2) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF TRIER His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Louis Stefan of Germany , Imperial Prince Elector of Trier . (3) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF COLOGNE His Eminence Cardinal Joachim Meisner , Pro-Tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Cologne , Prince Archbishop of Cologne. (4) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF BOHEMIA His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Imperial Prince Elector of Bohemia , Duke of Bohemia, Margrave of Moravia, de jure Charles IV, King of Bohemia . (5) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF THE PALATINE OF THE RHINE His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Imperial Prince Elector of The Palatine of the Rhine, Count Palatine of the Rhine . (6) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF REGENSBURG Prince Stephan-Johannes of Regensburg, Imperial Prince Elector of Regensburg , Prince of Regensburg. (7) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF SAXONY His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Imperial Prince Elector of Saxony (8) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF BRANDENBURG His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, Imperial Prince Elector of Brandenburg , Margrave of Brandenburg , Burgrave of Nuremburg , de jure King of Prussia . (9) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF HANNOVER His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Eduard Rupert Stefan of Germany , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Hannover . (10) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF BADEN Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Germany , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Baden . (11) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF BAVARIA His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Bavaria . (12) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF HESSEN-KASSEL His Royal Highness Prince Moritz of Hesse-und-Kassel, Imperial Prince Elector of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave of Hesse. (13) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF SALZBURG His Grace Archbishop Alois Kothgasser of Salzburg , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Salzburg , Archbishop of Salzburg . (14) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF WURTEMBERG Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Würtemberg. (15) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF WURZBURG His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Imperial Prince Elector of Wurzburg , Prince of Wurzburg. (16) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF WESTPHALIA His Royal Highness Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, Imperial Prince Elector of Westphalia de jure King of Westphalia. (17) THE IMPERIAL PRINCE ELECTOR OF LOMBARDY His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany , imperial Prince Elector of Lombardy , Duke and Prince of Lombardy , de jure King of Lombardy . ________________ _______________________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL HIGH OFFICERS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erzämter, Archiofficia ) _______________________________________________________________ THE SUPREME IMPERIAL PRIMATE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI , Bishop of Rome, Chief Vicar of The Holy Roman Empire. THE IMPERIAL ARCH-CHANCELOR OF GERMANY ( Erzkanzler durch Germanien ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry Eduard of Germany. THE IMPERIAL ARCH-CHANCELOR OF ITALY ( Erzkanzler durch Italien ) Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany , de jure Empress of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation . THE IMPERIAL ARCH-CHANCELOR OF GAUL AND ARLES ( Erzkanzler durch Gallien und Arelat ( Burgund ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Louis Stefan of Germany , de jure King of the Romans. THE IMPERIAL GRAND BUTLER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erzschenk ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Bohemia. THE IMPERIAL ARCH-STEWARD OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erztruchseß ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Eduard Rupert Stefan of Germany , Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Rudolstadt . THE IMPERIAL GRAND MARSHAL OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erzmarschall ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry Eduard of Germany. THE IMPERIAL ARCH-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erzkämmerer ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, de jure King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg, Burgrave of Nuremburg. THE IMPERIAL ARCH-TREASURER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Erzschatzmeister ) Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Germany . THE HEREDITARY GRAND SENESCHAL OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE His Most Serene Highness Prince Maximillian von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee . THE HEREDITARY BUTLER OF HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Mundschenk ) His Excellency Count Otto von Althan . THE HEREDITARY STEWARD OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Truchseß ) His Most Illustrious Highness Count Carl Ludwig Waldbott von Bassenheim. THE HEREDITARY CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Kämmerer ) His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern . THE HEREDITARY MARSHAL OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Marschall ) His Most Illustrious Highness Count Albert zu Pappenheim . THE HEREDITARY TREASURER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Schatzmeister ) His Illustrious Highness Count Anton Josef von Sinzendorf . THE HEREDITARY STANDARD-BEARER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Bannerherr ) His Royal Highness Duke Carl of Wurttemberg , de jure King of Wurttemberg . THE HEREDITARY POST MASTER GENERAL OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Postmeister ) His Most Serene Highness Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis. THE IMPERIAL GRAND REGISTRAR OF THR HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE His Most Illustrious Highness Count Charles von Giech. THE USHER OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD ( Erbtürhüter ) His Most Serene Highness Prince Rupert zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg THE MASTER OF THE HOUNDS OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD ( Jägermeister ) His Royal Highness Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach , de jure King of Lithuania . THE MASTER OF THE HORSES OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD ( Stallmeister ) His Serene Highness Prince Stefan-Johannes von Regensburg, Prince von Regensburg, Baron von Aachen. THE IMPERIAL FALCONER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Falkenmeister ) His Excellency Count Joseph von Thurheim . ______________ ________________________________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL AULIC COURT COUNCIL OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Reichshofrat ) ________________________________________________________________________ The Aulic Council (from the Latin aula, court in feudal language,) is the executive-judicial Council for the Holy Roman Empire. Known in German as the Reichshofrat, literally meaning Court Council of the Empire, it is one of the two Supreme Courts of the Empire, the other being the Court of the Imperial Chamber (Reichskammergericht). It has not only concurrent jurisdiction with the latter court, but in many cases exclusive jurisdiction, in all feudal processes, and in criminal affairs, over the immediate feudatories of the Emperor and in affairs which concern the Imperial Government. Originating during the later Middle Ages as a paid Council of the Emperor, it was organized in its later form by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1497, It is composed of a President, a Vice-President, a Vice-Chancellor, and 18 Councilors, who are all chosen and paid by the Emperor, with the exception of the Vice-Chancellor, who is appointed by the Elector of Mainz. The seat of the Aulic Council is at the Imperial residence, of the Emperor. On the death of the Emperor, the Council is dissolved and has to be reconstructed by his successor. ______________ _______________________________________ THE PRESIDENT OF THE AULIC COURT COUNCIL OF THE EMPIRE _______________________________________ His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Louis Stefan of Germany , de jure King of the Romans. _________________________________________ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE AULIC COURT COUNCIL OF THE EMPIRE _________________________________________ His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry Eduard of Germany . ______________________________________________ THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE AULIC COURT COUNCIL OF THE EMPIRE ______________________________________________ Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Germany . _____________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL COUNCILORS OF THE AULIC COURT COUNCIL OF THE EMPIRE _____________________________________________ His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI , Bishop of Rome, Chief Vicar of The Holy Roman Empire. His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Eduard Rupert Stefan of Germany . His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, de jure King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg, Burgrave of Nuremburg. His Royal Highness Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, Imperial Prince Elector of Westphalia , de jure King of Westphalia. His Royal Highness Duke Carl of Wurttemberg , de jure King of Wurttemberg . His Most Serene Highness Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis. His Most Serene Highness Prince Rupert zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. His Royal Highness Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach , de jure King of Lithuania . His Royal Highness Prince Moritz of Hesse-und-Kassel, Imperial Prince Elector of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave of Hesse. His Most Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein. His Serene Highness Prince Stefan-Johannes von Regensburg, Prince von Regensburg, Baron von Aachen. His Eminence Cardinal Joachim Meisner , Pro-Tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Cologne , Prince Archbishop of Cologne. His Illustrious Highness Count Anton Josef von Sinzendorf . His Most Illustrious Highness Count Charles von Giech. His Most Illustrious Highness Count Carl Ludwig Waldbott von Bassenheim. His Most Illustrious Highness Count Albert zu Pappenheim . His Most Serene Highness Prince Maximillian von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee . His Excellency Count Joseph von Thurheim . __________________ _________________________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL CHAMBER COURT OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Reichskammergericht ) _________________________________________________________________ The Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court) is one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, the other one being the Reichshofrat (Aulic Council). It was founded in 1495 by the Reichstag in Worms. All legal proceedings in the Holy Roman Empire, can be brought to the Reichskammergericht, except if the ruler of the territory has a so-called privilegium de non appellando, in which case the highest judicial institution was founded by the ruler of that territory. Another exception was criminal law. The Reichskammergericht could only intervene in criminal cases if basic procedural rules have been violated. Membership of the Court is determined by both the Emperor and the component states of the Empire. The Emperor names the Chief Justice, several presidents of the court senates, and some of the members of the court. The majority of the judges are selected by the estates of the Empire. Originally, half of the judges were knights of the empire, and the other half doctors of Roman law, but after 1548 all judges had to be doctors of law, at present the Court Chamber of the Holy Roman Empire, is in dormant session. _________________ ____________________________________________ THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE CHAMBER COURT OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ____________________________________________ His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, de jure Emperor Charles VIII of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation . ________________ _________________________________________________________ THE HONOURY MEMBERS OF THE GRAND REICHS-COUNCIL OF THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF PRINCES AND COUNTS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION _________________________________________________________ His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI , Bishop of Rome, Supreme Primate of The Holy Roman Empire. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty Czar Simeon II of The Bulgarians, Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Albert II of The Belgians ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Michael I of Romania. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Constantine II of Greece. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Most Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Most Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria of Russia. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George of Russia. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, The Prince of Naples. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Dom Pedro Orleans-Bragança. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Imperial and Royal Highness The Archduke Otto von Habsburg of Austria ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Imperial and Royal Highness The Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Prince of Tuscany. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince George Friedrich of Prussia. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Margrave Max of Baden. ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Duke Franz of Bavaria. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Margrave Maria Emanuel of Meissen. ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Duke Friedrich-Konrad of Saxe-Meiningen. ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach , de jure King of Lithuania . ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Highness Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Highness Duke Eduard of Anhalt. ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Highness Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Most Serene Highness Prince Jean-Engelbert of Arenberg. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Royal Highness Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, Imperial Prince Elector of Westphalia de jure King of Westphalia. ( King in the Holy Roman Empire ) His Serene Highness Prince York of Schaumburg-Lippe. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Illustrious Highness Count Ernst Leonhard von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) __________________ ___________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL ROLL OF HONOUR OF THE NOBILITY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION, A REGISTER OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL, AND SECULAR MEMBERS, NOBLE FAMILIES & TITLES OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE IN BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, ITALY, MALTA, POLAND, RUSSIA, SPAIN, CROATIA & THE REST OF EUROPE ___________________________________________ _______________________________________ THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY OF GERMANY _______________________________________ PALATINATE OF AACHEN AND OF THE RHINELAND Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Count Palatine / Pfalzgraf of Aachen and of the Rhineland. ( Count Palatine of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARONY OF AACHEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Baron / Freiherr of Aachen . ( Barony of The Holy Roman Empire ) ABENSPERG UND TRAUN H.E. Count / Graf von Abensperg und Traun . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ADELMANN VON ADELMANNSFELDEN H.E. Count / Graf Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) ADELSHEIM Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Adelsheim ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) AHLEFELDT H.E. Count / Graf von Ahlefeldt . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) AHLEFELDT-LAURVIG H.E. Count / Graf von Ahlefeldt-Laurvig . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALBERTI VON ENNO H.E. Count / Graf Alberti von Enno . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALTHANN H.E. Count / Graf von Althan . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF ANHALT H.H. Duke / Herzog Eduard of Anhalt . ( Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Duchess / Herzogin Corinna von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Julia Katharina von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Julia Eilika von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Julia Felicitas von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Prince / Prinz Frederick von Anhalt ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Zsa Zsa von Anhalt , ( Gabor ) ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF ARENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince Jean-Engelbert of Arenberg, 12th Duke / Herzog of Arenberg. ( Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARCO H.E. Count / Graf von Arco. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARMANSPERG H.E. Count / Graf von Armansperg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARZ VON UND ZU ARZIO-VASEGG H.E. Count / Graf Arz von und zu Arzio-Vasegg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ASCHAFENBURG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Aschafenburg. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) ASPREMONT-LYNDEN H.E. Count / Graf von Aspremont-Lynden. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ATTEMS H.E. Count / Graf von Attems. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ATTEMS-GILLEIS H.E. Count / Graf von Attems-Gilleis. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) AUERSPERG H.E. Count / Graf Herward von Auersperg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF AUERSPERG H.M.S.H. Karl-Adolf, 10th Prince / Furst von Auersberg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF AUGSBURG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Augsburg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) AUFSEß Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Aufseß ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) AICHINGER Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Aichinger ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALTENSTEIN Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Altenstein ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARNIM Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Arnim ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ASSENBURG Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Assenburg ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY / HABSBURG-LORRAINE H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Dr. Otto von Habsburg of Austria, Prince of Hungary, de jure Emperor of Austria, de jure King of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduchess Regina von Habsburg of Austria, Princess of Hungary, de jure Empress of Austria, de jure Queen of Hungary. ( Princess, Duchess and Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Karl von Habsburg of Austria, Prince of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke, and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke, and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BADEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Baden . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF BADEN H.R.H. Prince Max of Baden, Margrave of Baden, de jure Grand Duke of Baden. ( Prince, Duke and Marquis of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of Baden. ( Prince, Duke, and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BAMBERG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Bamberg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARBO VON WAXENSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf and Baron von Barbo von Waxenstein. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARTH VON BARTHENHEIM H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Bart Pieter Jan Barth von Barthenheim (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF BASEL Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Basel. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BASSELET DE LA ROSEE H.E. Count / Graf Basselet de la Rosee. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BASSEWITZ H.E. Count / Graf Adolf Lutke von Bassewitz. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BAUDISSIN H.E. Count / Graf von Baudissin. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BAVARIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Imperial Prince Elector of Bavaria . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BAVARIA / WITTELSBACH (Royal Line) H.R.H. Duke / Herzog Franz of Bavaria, de jure King of Bavaria. ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY IN BAVARIA (Ducal Line) H.R.H. Prince Max Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke / Herzog in Bavaria. ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BATTHYANY-STRATTMANN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Ladislaus von Batthyany-Strattmann. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BEETZ VON BEETZEN Christoph Beez von Beezen , created an Imperial Knight by letters patent issued in 1734 by the Emperor Charles VI. ( Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF BENTINCK UND WALDECK-LIMPURG H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Timothy Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg. 12th Earl of Portland, Viscount Woodstock. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERCHEM H.E. Count / Graf von Berchem. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BERCHTESGADEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst and Lord / Herr of Berchtesgaden. ( Sovereign Prince and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERCHTOLD H.E. Count / Graf von Berchtold. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BERG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Duke / Herzog of Berg . ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERG Baron / Freiherr Nikolaus von Berg . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERGHE VON TRIPS H.E. Count / Graf von Berghe von Trips . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERNSTORFF Baron / Freiherr von Bernstorff . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BEROLDINGEN H.E. Count / Graf von Beroldingen . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BETHUSY-HUC H.E. Count / Graf von Bethusy-Huc . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BEUST H.E. Count / Graf von Beust . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BIEBERSTEIN-KRASICKI VON SIECIN H.E. Count / Graf von Bieberstein-Krasicki von Siecin . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BISSINGEN UND NIPPENBURG H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Bissingen und Nippenburg . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BLUCHER VON WAHLSTATT H.S.H. Nikolaus Gebhard 8th Prince Blucher von Wahlstatt . ( Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince Dennis Wilhelm Blucher von Wahlstatt . ( Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) BODMAN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Bodman. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BOHEMIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , King of Bohemia . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , King of Bohemia . ( Kingdom in The Holy Roman Empire ) BOOS ZU WALDECK UND MONTFORT H.E. Count / Graf von Boos zu Waldeck und Monfort. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) BORCH H.E. Count / Graf von der Borch. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BORKOWSKI H.E. Count /Graf von Borkowski. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOSSI-FEDRIGOTTI VON OCHSENFELD H.E. Count / Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti von Ochsenfeld. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOTHMER H.E. Count / Graf von Bothmer. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOYD VON THOLEY H.E. Count / Graf Michael Boyd von Tholey , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr Boyd , Count/ Graf von Tholey . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BRANDENBURG His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, Imperial Prince Elector of Brandenburg , Margrave of Brandenburg , Burgrave of Nuremburg , de jure King of Prussia . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVAITE OF BRANDENBURG / HOHENZOLLERN H.I.&.R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, de jure King of Prussia. Margrave of Brandenburg. ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) BRANDIS H.E. Count / Graf zu Brandis. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BREISGAU AND ORTENAU Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Duke / Herzog of Breisgau and Ortenau. ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BREMEN UND VERDEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Duke / Herzog of Bremen und Verden. ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY HOUSE OF BRETZENHEIM H.S.H. Prince / Furst Lytton Patrick von Bretzenheim , Count / Graf von Bretzenheim und Lindau am Bodensee . ( Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BROCKDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Brockdorff. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BRUHL H.E. Count / Graf von Bruhl. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG / GUELPH H.R.H. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg, de jure King of Hanover. ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneberg, de jure Queen of Hanover. ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) BIRON OF COURLAND H.H. Prince Ernst Johann Biron von Courland. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BULOW H.E. Baron / Freiherr Bernd von Bulow. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BULGARIA / SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.M. Queen Margarita of Bulgaria. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Crown Prince Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Tirnovo. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BUREN H.E. Count / Graf Frederick Wilhelm von Buren. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Victoria von Buren. ( Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. King of Burgundy. ( King in The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVIATE OF CARNIOLA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Margrave of Carniola. ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) CAROLATH-BEUTHEN H.E. Count / Graf von Carol-Beuthen. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF CLARY UND ALDERINGEN H.M.S.H. 8th Prince / Furst Marcus von Clary und Alderingen. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF CLEVES Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Styria , Grand Duke / Großherzog of Cleves. ( Grand Duke in The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF CLEVES Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Duke / Herzog of Cleves. ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF COLLOREDO-MANNSFELD H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst von Colloredo-Mannsfeld. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) CORBETT Reichsritter James Joseph von Corbett, III ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) CORETH ZU COREDO UND RUMO H.E. Baron / Freiherr Gunther von Coreth zu Coredo und Rumo (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) CHOTEK H.E. Count / Garf von Chotek. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) CHRISTALNIGG VON UND ZU GILLLITZSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf Christalnigg von und zu Gillitzstein. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) CLAM H.E. Baron / Freiherr von und zu Clam. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF COLOGNE His Eminence Cardinal Joachim Meisner , Pro-Tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Cologne , Prince Archbishop of Cologne. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF CONSTANCE Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Constance. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) CORONINI VON CRONBERG H.E. Count / Graf Coronini von Cronberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF CORVEY Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Corvey. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) COUDENHOVE H.E. Count / Graf von Coudenhove. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) COUDENHOVE-KALERGI VON RONSPERGHEIM H.E. Count / Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi von Ronspergheim. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) CZERNIN VON UND ZU CHUDENITZ H.E. Count / Graf Czernin von und zu Chudenitz. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF CROY H.M.S.H. Carl, 14th Duke / Herzog von Croy. (Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) DANKELMANN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Dankelmann. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ROMERBERG Part of the Patrimony of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt. (Principality , County and Barony of The Holy Roman Empire) DEGENFELD H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Degenfeld. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DEGENFELD-SCHONBURG H.E. Count / Graf von Degenfeld-Schonburg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) DEMBLIN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Demblin. (Baron of the Holy Roman Empire) DES FOURS-WALDERODE H.E. Count / Graf von Des Fours-Walderode. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) DEURINGER Reichsritter Paul von Deuringer ( Imperial Knight of Holy Roman Empire ) DIETRICH H.E. Baron / Freiherr David Michael von Dietrich. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF DIEZ Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) DEUTSCH Reichsritter Florian von Deutsch ( Imperial Knight of Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF DIETRICHSTEIN H.Ill.H. Count / Graf David Ramage von Dietrichstein, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr Ramage. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DOHNA H.E. Count / Graf zu Dohna. ( Count and Burgrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) DONHOFF H.E. Count / Graf von Donhoff. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DROSTE ZU VISCHERING H.E. Baron / Freiherr Droste zu Vischering. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BUJDOSO DECSEY H.E. Count / Graf Robert Sebastian Bujdosó-Décsey . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) ECKBRECHT VON DURCKHEIM-MONTMARTIN H.E. Count / Graf Eckbrecht von Durckheim-Montmartin. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) EDELSHEIM H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Edelsheim. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF EICHSTATT Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Eichstatt. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) EINSIEDEL H.E. Count / Graf von Einsiedel. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF EISENBERG ( See Count and Baron Johnson ) H.Ill.H Count / Graf Danny von Eisenberg ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ELITZ H.E. Count / Graf von und zu Elitz. ( Count and Noble Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ELLWANGEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Ellwangen. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) ENZENBERG H.E. Count / Garf von Enzenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF ERBACH-FURSTENAU H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Raimund zu Erbach-Furstenau. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF ERBACH-ERBACH H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Franz zu Erbach-Erbach. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCILPALITY OF ESSEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Essen. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ESTERHAZY DE GALANTHA H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Anton Esterhazy de Galantha. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) FALKENHAUSEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Falkenhausen. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) FINCK VON FINCKENSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) FIRMIAN H.E. Count / Graf von und zu Firmian. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF FRANCONIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. ( Duchy of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF FRANKFURT ( Grand Ducal House of Deffenbaugh ) H.R.H. Grand Duke / Großherzog Douglas of Frankfurt, Prince / Furst and Lord / Herr von Romerberg , Head of the Royal House of Deffenbaugh, Heirs General of Jonann von Tieffen the 35th Teutonic Hochmeister. ( Grand Duke in The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Grand Duchess / Großherzogin Wanda of Frankfurt, Princess / Furstin von Romerberg . ( Grand Duchess in The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Hereditary Grand Duke / Großherzog Brandon of Frankfurt. Hereditary Prince / Erbprinz von Romerberg . ( Hereditary Grand Duke in The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Princess / Furstin Amanda of Frankfurt, ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Prince / Furst James of Frankfurt. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Prince / Furst Ryan of Frankfurt. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Prince / Furst David of Frankfurt. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Prince / Furst Austin of Frankfurt. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.G.D.H. Prince / Furst Seth of Frankfurt. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF FRANKFURT Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Frankfurt. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) LORDSHIP OF FRANKFURT Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Lord / Herr of Frankfurt. ( Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF FREISING Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Freising. ( Sovereign Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ) SEIGNEURY OF FREUDENBERG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Lord / Herr of Freudenberg. ( Lordship of The Holy Roman Empire ) BURGGRAVIATE OF FRIEDBERG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Burgrave / Burggraf of Friedberg. ( Burgrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) FRIES H.E. Baron / Freiherr August von Fries. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF FUGGER VON KIRCHBERG H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Clemens Fugger von Kirchberg. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF FUGGER VON GLOTT H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Joseph Ernst Fugger von Glott. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF FUGGER VON BABENHAUSEN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Hubertus Fugger von Babenhausen. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) SOVEREIGN PRINCIPALITY OF FULDA Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF FURSTENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Joachim Egon zu Furstenberg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) GALEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Galen. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GALLER H.E. Count / Graf von Schwarzeneg von Galler. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF GANDERHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst & Count /Freiherr of Ganderheim. ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) GATTERBURG H.E. Count / Graf Egidius von Gatterburg. ( Count, Baron and Ritter(Knight)of Holy Roman Empire ) GELDERN-EGMOND H.E. Count / Graf von Geldern-Egmond. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) GERO H.E. Count / Graf James Alexander George von Gero . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF GIECH H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Charles von Giech . (Sovereign Princely Count & Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) COUNTY OF GIMBORN-NEUSTADT Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Count / Graf of Gimborn-Neustadt. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) GOESS H.E. Count / Graf von Goess. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GOEZ H.E. Count / Graf Goez . ( Count, Baron and Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAEVENITZ H.E. Count / Graf von Graevenitz. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRODITZ H.E. Baron / Freiherr Christian Wilhelm von Groditz. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GROTE / ZU SCHAUEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr Fernaud von Grote. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRUNDEMANN VON FALKENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Grundemann von Falkenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) GUDENUS H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Gudenus. ( Baron and Noble Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) HAGEN VON PLETTENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Friedrich Hagen von Plettenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) HAHN H.E. Count / Graf von Hahn. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) HALLER VON HALLERSTEIN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Haller von Hallerstein. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF HANAU Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Count / Graf of Hanau. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF HANOVER H.R.H. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Imperial Prince Elector of Hanover , Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, de jure King of Hanover. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF HANOVER / GUELPH H.R.H. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, de jure King of Hanover. ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneberg. ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Ernst August of Hanover. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Christian of Hanover. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) HARDEGG H.E. Count / Graf Johann zu Hardegg, Count von Strettenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) HARDENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Carl-Wilhelm von Hardenberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF HARRACH H.M.Ill.H. Count/Graf Ernst Leonhard von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) HARTIG H.E. Count / Graf Franz von Hartig. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) HASLINGEN VON SCHICKFUS H.E. Count / Graf Haslingen von Schickfus. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HEITERSHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Grand Prior of the Imperial Johanniter Order of Germany, Prince / Furst of Heitersheim . (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK H.E. Count / Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF HENNEBERG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Princely Count / Graf of Henneberg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) HENNIN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Hennin. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) HERBERSTEIN H.E. Baron / Freiherr zu Herberstein. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HERFORD Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Herford. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF HESSE-AND-BY-RHINE Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Hereditary Duke of Hesse-and-by-Rhine . (Sovereign Prince and Landgrave of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF HESSEN-KASSEL H.R.H. Prince / Furst Moritz of Hesse-und-Kassel, Imperial Prince Elector of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave of Hesse. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) LANDGRAVIATE OF HESSE UND KASSEL / LORRAINE-BRABANT H.R.H. Prince / Furst Moritz of Hesse-und-Kassel, Landgrave of Hesse. (Prince and Landgrave of The Holy Roman Empire) LANDGRAVIATE OF HESSE-PHILIPPSTHAL-BARCHFELD / LORRAINE-BRABANT H.H. Prince / Furst Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse. (Prince and Landgrave of The Holy Roman Empire) HIRSCHBERG H.E. Count / Graf von Hirschberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HILDESHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Hildesheim. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) HOENSBROECH H.E. Count / Graf von und zu Hoensbroech. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENLOHE-LANGENBURG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENLOHE-OEHRINGEN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENLOHE-BARTENSTEIN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENLOHE-JAGSTBERG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Alexander zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENLOHE-WALDENBURG-SCHILLINGSFURST H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Friedrich Karl zu Hohenlohe- Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) COUNTY OF HOHENSTAUFEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Count / Graf of Hohenstaufen. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF HOHENSTEIN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Count / Graf of Hohenstein. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) HOHENTHAL H.E. Count / Graf Carl-Botho von Hohenthal. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF HOHENZOLLERN H.H. Prince / Furst Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern. (Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) HOLCK H.E. Count / Graf Erich von Holck. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) HOLSTEIN / DUCHY OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-AUGUSTENBURG Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. (Sovereign Duke of Holy Roman Empire) HOLSTEIN / DUCHY OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-GLUCKSBURG H.H. Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg. (Sovereign Duke of Holy Roman Empire) HOLTZENDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Holtzendorff. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) HOYOS-SPRINZENSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, Count von Gutenstein, Baron zu Stuchsenstein . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) HUNYADY VON KETHELY H.E. Count / Graf von Hunyady von Kethely . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) IGELSTROM H.E. Count / Graf Peter von Igelstrom . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) INGELHEIM H.E. Count / Graf Giselbert von Ingelheim . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) INNHAUSEN UND KNYPHAUSEN Baron / Frieherr zu Innhausen und Knyphausen. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ISENBURG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Franz Alexander von Isenburg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVIATE OF ISTRIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Margrave of Istria . ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF JULICH Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Julich . ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) KAGENECK H.E. Count / Graf von Kageneck. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF KAISERSHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Kaisersheim . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF KAPPEL Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Kappel . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVATE OF KASSEL Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( Margravate of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF KATZENELNBOGEN Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF KAUNITZ-RIETBERG Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Princely Count / Graf of Kaunitz-Rietberg. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF KEMPTEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Kempten . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) KESSELSTATT H.E. Count / Graf Franz von Kesselstatt . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF KHEVENHULLER-METSCH H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Max von Khevenhuller-Metsch . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) KHUEN-BELASHI-HEDERVARY H.E. Count / Graf von Khuen-Belashi-Hedervary , Count von Lichtenberg . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) KIELMANSEGG H.E. Count /Graf von Kielmansegg . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF KINSKY VON WCHINITZ UND TETTAU H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Franz Ulrich Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau . ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARONY AND LORDSHIP OF KNYPHAUSEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Baron / Freiherr and Lord / Herr of Knyphausen . ( Baron and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF HARTENFELS Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Styria. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF KONIGSEGG-AULENDORF H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf von Konigsegg-Aulendorf. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) KORFF H.E. Baron / Freiherr Max-Josef von Korff . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) KRASICKI VON SIECIN H.E. Count / Graf Krasicki von Siecin . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF KUEFSTEIN H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Karl Ferdinand von Kuefstein . ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) KUENBURG H.E. Count / Graf von Kuenburg . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) KUBINSKY VON HOHENLUBIN ( Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) LAMBER H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Lamberg . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) LANDSBERG-VELEN UND GEMEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr Maximilian von Landsberg-Velen und Gemen. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LAUSANNE Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Lausanne . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) LAZANSKY VON BUKOWA H.E. Count / Graf Lazansky von Bukowa . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) LETTS H.E. Count / Graf Michael von Letts . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) LEHNDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Lehndorff . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LEININGEN H.M.S.H. 8th Prince / Furst Karl-Emich zu Leiningen . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) LERCHENFELD H.E. Count / Graf Ludwig von und zu Lerchenfeld . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF LEIBNITZ H.R.H Prince Don Ruben Alberto I of Gevaudan, Duke of Leibnitz / Herzog von Leibnitz . ( Duchy in the Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF LEYEN-HOHENGEROLDSECK Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Princely Count/Graf von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck . ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.M.S.H. Princess Marie of Liechtenstein . ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince Alois of Liechtenstein , Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) LIMBOURG-STIRUM H.E. Count / Graf von Limbourg-Stirum . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LIMPURG-GAILDORF H.E. Count / Graf Leopold zu Limpurg-Gaildorf . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) VON LISON H.E. Baron / Freiherr Thaddaus von Lison . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LINDAU Part of the Patrimony of the Emperor. ( Principality of The Holy Roman Empire ) LIPPE-FALKENFLUCHT H.E. Count / Graf von Lippe-Falkenflucht . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LOBKOWICZ H.M.S.H. 14th Prince / Furst Jaroslav von Lobkowicz . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) LODRON-LATERANO UND CASTEL ROMANO H.E. Count / Graf zu Lodron-Laterano und Castel Romano . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LOE H.E. Baron / Freiherr Friedrich von Loe . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) LOSCH H.E. Count / Graf von Losch . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) LORICH VON LORCH H.E. Count / Graf Michael Lorich von Lorch, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Lorch, Baron / Freiherr von Idstein, Reichsritter von Lorich. ( Count, Baron and Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Monica SukNgor Mok Lorich von Lorch, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Lorch, Baroness / Freifrau von Idstein. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Megan Odelia Lorich von Lorch, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Lorch, Baroness / Freifrau von Idstein. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LOWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-FREUDENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg . (Sovereign Prince, Count and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF LOWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-ROSENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg . (Sovereign Prince, Count and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF LOWER SILESIA ( NIEDERSCHLESIEN ) ( See: Princes Gulgowski-Doliwa ) H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Paul Gulgowski-Doliwa , Duke / Herzog of Lower Silesia . ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.M.S.H. Princess / Furstin Heide Gulgowski-Doliwa , Duchess / Herzogin of Lower Silesia . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince / Furst Paul Gulgowski-Doliwa II , Hereditary Duke / Erbherzog of Lower Silesia, Duke / Herzog of Brieg . ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess / Furstin Audrey Annette Moulton Gulgowski-Doliwa, Princess / Furstin of Lower Silesia . ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF LOOZ UND CORSWAREM H.M.S.H. Thierry , 11th Duke / Herzog of Looz und Corswarem . ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LUBECK Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Lubeck . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVIATE OF UPPER AND LOWER LUSATIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Margrave of Upper and Lower of Lusatia . ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) LUTTICHAU H.E. Count / Graf von Luttichau . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LUXBURG H.E. Count / Graf von Luxburg . ( Count, Baron and Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG / NASSAU H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg . ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg , Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MAGNIS H.E. Count / Graf von Magnis . ( Count of the Holy Roman Empire ) ELECTORAL PRINCIPALITY OF MAINZ Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor , Imperial Prince Elector of Mainz . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) MALTA / SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER ORDER OF MALTA H.M.Em.H. 78th Grand Master & Prince Andrew Willoughby Bertie . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MAMMING H.E. Count / Graf von Mamming . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) MANDERSCHEID H.E. Count / Graf Timothy Csont von Manderscheid . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF MANNHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Mannheim . ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARENZI H.E. Count / Graf Marenzi . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) MANSFELD H.E. Count / Graf Rolf Pieter Quint von Mansfeld , Graf und Freiherr von Mansfeld . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF MARK Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Count / Graf of Mark. ( Sovereign Princely Count of the Holy Roman Empire ) MARTINI VON GRIENGARTEN UND NEUHOF H.E. Count / Graf Martini von Griengarten und Neuhof. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARZANI VON STAINHOF UND NEUHAUS H.E. Count / Graf Marzani von Stainhof und Neuhaus. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. ( Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ H.R.H. Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) MEDEM H.E. Count / Graf von Medem . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MELS-COLLOREDO H.E. Count / Graf von Mels-Colloredo . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF MERGENTHEIM Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince of Mergentheim . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MERVELDT H.E. Count / Graf von Merveldt. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF METTERNICH-WINNEBURG Reverts back to the Imperial Crown . Prince / Furst of Metternich-Winneburg . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF MINDELHEIM H.M.S.H. Prince John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill , 11th Duke of Marlborough , Prince / Furst of Mindelheim . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince James Spencer-Churchill, Hereditary Prince / Furst of Mindelheim, Marquess of Blandford. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince George Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF MINDEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Munster . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MOLTKE-KIRSTEN H.E. Count / Graf von Moltke-Kirsten . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVIATE OF MORAVIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Margarve of Moravia . ( Margrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF MUNSTER Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Munster . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MUNSTER H.E. Count / Graf Alexander zu Munster . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) NAYHAUSS-CORMONS H.E. Count / Graf von Nayhauss-Cormons . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) NEIPPERG H.E. Count / Graf von Neipperg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / NASSAU H.M. Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) NESSELRODE H.E. Count / Graf Nesselrode. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) NEUHARTH-OSTERTAG VON WINDSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf Jason Charles Neuharth-Ostertag von Windstein , Lord / Herr von Windstein und von Ramstein . (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) H.E. Countess / Graefin Sarah Neuharth-Ostertag von Windstein . ( Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF NORWAY / SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-GLUCKSBURG H.M. King Harald V of Norway. (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway. (Princess of The Holy Roman Empire) H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway. (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) NOSTITZ H.E. Count / Graf von Nostitz. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BURGGRAVIATE OF NUREMBURG / HOHENZOLLERN H.I.&.R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, de jure King of Prussia, Burgrave of Nuremburg. ( Burgrave of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF NIDDA Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) OBERNDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Oberndorff. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF OETTINGEN-SPIELBERG H.M.S.H. 11th Prince / Furst Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF OETTINGEN-WALLERSTEIN H.M.S.H. 8th Prince / Furst Moritz zu Oettingen-Wallerstein. (Sovereign Prince and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF OBERSTEIN ( See Count and Baron Ford ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Maxwell Charles Griffen von Oberstein ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) OEYNHAUSEN H.E. Count / Graf Falk Arnd von Oeynhausen. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) OLDENBURG / KINGDOM OF DENMARK H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. (Princess of The Holy Roman Empire) H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) OLDENBURG / KINGDOM OF GREECE H.M. King Constantine II of The Hellenes, (Greece). (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) H.M. Queen Anne-Maria of The Hellenes. (Princess of The Holy Roman Empire) H.R.H. Crown Prince Paul of The Hellenes. (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF OLDENBURG H.R.H. Duke / Herzog Anton Gunther of Oldenburg. (Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) OPPERSDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Oppersdorff. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) ORCZY VON ORCZI H.E. Baron / Freiherr Laszlo Orczy von Orczi. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF ORSINI UND ROSENBERG H.M.S.H. 6th Prince / Furst Heinrich von Orsini und Rosenberg. (Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF OSNABRUCK Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Osnabruck. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF ORTENBURG H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Alram zu Ortenburg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PACE H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Pace. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PACHTA H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Pachta. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF PADERBORN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Paderborn. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF THE PALATINATE OF THE RHINE Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Imperial Prince Elector of The Palatine of the Rhine, Count Palatine of the Rhine . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF PAPPENHEIM H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Albert zu Pappenheim. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF PASSAU Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor Prince / Furst of Passau. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PESTALOZZA H.E. Count / Graf Otto von Pestalozza. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PETERSHAGEN H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Stephen Michael Knott von Petershagen, Count / Graf of Petershagen , Baron / Freiherr of Nienburg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PILATI VON THASSUL ZU DAXBERG H.E. Baron / Freiherr Johann-Friedrich Pilati von Thassul zu Daxberg. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF PLATEN-HALLERMUND H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Erik von Platen-Hallermund. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF PLESS H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Bolko Constantin von Pless (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PLESSEN H.E. Count / Graf von Plessen. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PLETTENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Joseph von Plettenberg. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF PLETTENBERG-WITTEM ZU MEITINGEN Reverts back to the Imperia Crown. Prince / Furst of Plettenberg-Wittem zu Meitingen. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) POLZER-HODITZ UND WOLFRAMITZ H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Polzer-Hoditz und Wolframitz. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) POTTING VON PERSING H.E. Count / Graf Potting von Persing. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PREYSING H.E. Baron / Freiherr Johann von Preysing. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA / HOHENZOLLERN H.I.&.R.H. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, de jure King of Prussia. (Prince, Duke and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PUCKLER H.E. Count / Graf von Puckler. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF PUCKLER UND LIMPURG Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Count/ Graf and Lord / Herr of Puckler und Limpurg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF QUADT H.S.H. Prince / Furst Paul von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF QUEDLINBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Quedlinburg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) RANTZAU H.E. Count / Graf zu Rantzau. (Count of the Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF RATZEBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Ratzeburg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) COUNTY OF RAVENSBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Count / Graf of Ravensburg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) DUKEDOM OF RAVENSBURG H.H. Duke / Herzog Jose Gesto Rodriguez von Ravensburg. ( Duke and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF RECHBERG H.M.Ill.H. Count/Graf Albert von Rechberg und Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF RECHTEREN-LIMPURG H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Willem van Rechteren-Limpurg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF REGENSBURG H.S.H. Prince Stephan-Johannes of Regensburg, Imperial Prince Elector of Regensburg , Prince / Furst of Regensburg. ( Prince Elector of Regensburg ) PRINCIPALITY OF REGENSBURG H.S.H. Prince Stephan-Johannes of Regensburg, Prince / Furst of Regensburg. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF REGENSBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Regensburg . (Sovereign Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire) COUNTY OF REGENSBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Count / Graf of Regensberg . (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) REHBINDER H.E. Count / Graf von Rehbinder . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) REISCHACH H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Reischach . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF REICHENBERG ( Princely House of Reichenberg ) See: Count and Baron Coberly. H.S.H. Prince / Furst Daniel von Reichenberg Princely Count / Graf von Reichenberg und Count / Graf und Baron / Freiherr von Eisingen . ( Prince, Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Hereditary Prince / Erbprinz Todd Alan von Reichenberg , Princely Count / Graf von Reichenberg und Count / Graf und Baron / Freiherr von Eisingen . ( Prince, Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince / Furst Brennan Micheal von Reichenberg Princely Count / Graf von Reichenberg und Count / Graf und Baron / Freiherr von Eisingen . ( Prince, Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) REX H.E. Count / Graf von Rex. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) REUTER H.E. Count / Graf James Crittenden-Cavendish von Reuter, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Reuter.‏ ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) RICHTHOFEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr Friedrich von Richthofen. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALONZO VON REINHEIM ( House of Alonzo von Reinheim, Senior Line* ) Count and Baron von Reinheim , Baron von Steffenberg. H.E. Count / Graf Andrew Alonzo von Reinheim, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Reinheim , Baron / Freiherr von Steffenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Kay Alonzo von Reinheim, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim , Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Athony Alonzo von Reinheim, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Reinheim , Baron / Freiherr von Steffenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Trent Anthony Alonzo von Reinheim, Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Reinheim , Baron / Freiherr von Steffenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Taylor Alonzo von Reinheim, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim , Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Alicia Alonzo von Reinheim, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim , Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Cheyanne Alonzo von Reinheim, Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim , Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) ( See: Princely House of Alonzo di Ancona, Princely Cadet line* ) Prince of Ancona , Duke of Filottrano and of Monte Conero , Marquess of Apiro, Count of Visso , Noble and Patrician of Rome and Ancona. H.S.H. Prince / Furst Don Aaron Alonzo di Ancona , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Reinheim , Baron / Freiherr von Steffenberg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess / Furstin Donna Arianna Alonzo di Ancona , Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim, Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess / Furstin Donna Alyssandria Alonzo di Ancona , Countess / Graefin and Baroness / Freifrau von Reinheim, Baroness / Freifrau von Steffenberg. ( Countess and Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF RIETBERG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Count / Graf of Rietberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ROCCO VON BECKINGEN H.E. Count / Graf Charles Rocco von Beckingen , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr Rocco , Count / Graf von Beckingen . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) ROEDERN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Roedern. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) RUDT VON COLLENBERG H.E. Baron / Freiherr Rudt von Collenberg. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF RUGEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Rugen. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF ROMANIA / HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN H.M. King Michael I of Romania. (Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) H.M. Queen Anne of Romania. ( Princess of Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Crown Princess Margarita of Romania. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Paul of Romania, Rival Heir to the Throne. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) SAINT-GENOIS H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Saint-Genois. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF SALZBURG His Grace Archbishop Alois Kothgasser of Salzburg, Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Salzburg ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SALZBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Salzburg ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF SALZBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Duke / Herzog of Salzburg ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) SALBURG H.E. Count / Graf von Salburg. ( Count and Baron of the Holy Roman Empire ) SALIS-SEEWIS H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Salis-Seewis. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SALM H.M.S.H Prince / Furst Carl Philipp zu Salm und zu Salm-Salm. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-KRAUTHEIM UND DYCK H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Franz Josef Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim und Dyck. ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-RAITZ H.M.S.H Prince / Furst Hugo zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) SANDIZELL H.E. Count / Graf von und zu Sandizell. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SAURMA H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Saurma. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-BERLEBURG H.M.S.H Prince / Furst Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-HOHENSTEIN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst August zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein. (Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) GRAND DUCHY OF SAXE-WEIMAR-EISENACH / WETTIN H.R.H. Prince / Furst Michael von Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, de jure Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimer-Eisenach (Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF SAXE-MEININGEN / WETTIN H.H. Prince / Furst Friedrich Konrad, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. (Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) SOVEREIGN DUCHY OF SAXE-ALTENBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Saxe-Altenburg. (Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF SAXE-COBURG UND GOTHA / WETTIN H.H. Duke / Herzog Andreas of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha. (Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF SAXONY Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Imperial Prince Elector of Saxony Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxony . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF SAXONY / WETTIN H.R.H. Prince / Furst Maria Emanuel of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen, de jure King of Saxony. (Prince and Duke of the Holy Roman Empire) SCHACK VON WITTENAU H.E. Count / Graf Schack von Wittenau. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHAESBERG H.E. Count / Graf von Schaesberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHAFFGOTSCH H.E. Count / Graf von Schaffgotsch. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHALLENBERG H.E. Count / Graf zu Schallenberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHALL-RIAUCOUR H.E. Count / Graf Georg von Schall-Riaucour. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Philipp Ernst von Schaumburg-Lippe. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHENK VON STAUFFENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Claus Philipp Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Berthold Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Franz-Ludwig Schenk von Stauffenberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SCHLITZ-GENANNT VON GORTZ H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Rudiger von Schlitz-Genannt von Gortz. (Sovereign Princely Count and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHMETTOW UND SCHMETTAU H.E. Count / Graf von Schmettow und Schmettau. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SCHONBORN-BUCHHEIM H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Friedrich Karl von Schonborn-Buchheim. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SCHONBORN-WIESENTHEID H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Paul von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.M.Ill.H. Countess / Graefin Damiana von Schonborn-Wiesentheid ( Princely Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Franz von Schonborn-Wiesentheid, Hereditary Count / Erbgraf von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Alexander von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Johannes von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Countess / Graefin Benedicta von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Countess of the Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Georg von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Michael von Schonborn-Wiesentheid. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SCHONBURG-WALDENBURG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Ulrich von Schonburg-Waldenburg. (Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SCHONBURG-GLAUCHAU UND WALDENBURG H.M.Ill.H. Count/Graf Joachim zu Schonburg-Glauchau und Waldenburg. (Sovereign Princely Count and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHONFELDT H.E. Count / Graf von Schonfeldt. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHOULTZ VON ACHERADEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr Schoultz von Ascheraden. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHULENBERG H.E. Count / Graf von der Schulenberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SCHWARZBURG-SONDERHAUSEN-RUDOLSTADT Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen-Rudolstadt. ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SCHWARZENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Joseph zu Schwarzenberg. (Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SCHWERIN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Schwerin. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SECKENDORFF H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Seckendorff. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SEDLNITZKY H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Sedlnitzky. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SEEFRIED AUF BUTTENHEIM H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Seefried auf Buttenheim. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) SEILERN UND ASPANG H.E. Count / Graf von Seilern und Aspang. (Count, Baron and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF UPPER SILESIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Upper Silesia. ( Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) SINZENDORF H.Ill.H. Count Anton Josef von Sinzendorf ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) SOHLINGEN ( See: Count Garland ) H.E. Count / Graf Barry Alan von Sohlingen , Count / Graf of Sohlingen ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) SODEN H.E. Count / Graf von Soden. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF SOLMS-BRAUNFELS H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst von Solms-Braunfels (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SOLMS-HOHENSOLMS-LICH H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SOLMS-SONNENWALDE H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf von Solms-Sonnenwalde (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF SOLMS-RODELHEIM UND ASSENHEIM H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf von Solms-Rodelheim und Assenheim (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SPARR H.E. Count / Graf von Sparr (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) SPEE H.E. Count / Graf von Spee (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF SPEYER Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor Prince / Furst of Speyer ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) SPONNECK H.E. Count / Graf John Anthony von Sponneck ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Gottfried von Sponneck ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Beverley Shannon von Sponneck ( Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Countess / Graefin Nicole Renee von Sponneck ( Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Count / Graf Paul Eppingen von Sponneck ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) SPRINZENSTEIN UND NEUHAUS H.E. Count / Graf von und zu Spinzenstein und Neuhaus ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) STACKELBERG H.E. Count / Graf von Stackelberg ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF STADION Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Count / Graf von Stadion. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) STARHEMBERG H.E. Count / Graf von Starhemberg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) STEBNER VON METTLACH H.E. Count / Graf Clifford Stebner von Mettlach , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr Stebner, Count / Graf von Mettlach . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY AND BARONY VON DER STEINHORST Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( County and Barony of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF STERNBERG Reverts back to the Imperial Crown. Count / Graf of Sternberg. (Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire) STERNBERG H.E. Count / Graf von Sternberg. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) STILLFRIED UND RATHENITZ H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Stillfried und Rathenitz. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) STILLFRIED UND RATTONITZ H.E. Count / Graf von Stillfried und Rattonitz. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) STOESSNER-STINES H.E. Count / Graf Brian Michael von Stoessner-Stines. Count / Graf von Stossen, Baron / Freiherr von Volkmannsdorf. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF STOLBERG-WERNIGERODE H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Christian-Heinrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) STOMM H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Stomm. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) STRACHWITZ VON GROSS ZAUCHE UND CAMMIN ETZ H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Strachwitz von gross zauche und Cammin Etz. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) STRALENHEIM H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Stralenheim. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF STRASSBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Strassburg. (Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire) STURGKH H.E. Count / Graf von Sturgkh. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) KINGDOM OF STYRIA IN THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Royal House of Knauer von Hartenfels) H.R.H. Prince Carlos Fernando of Styria , Duke of Graz , de jure King Carlos I of Styria , Hereditary Grand Duke of Cleves , Prince von Hartenfels , Princely Count von Hartenfels , Baron von Düren , Ritter Knauer von Hartenfels . ( Kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire ) SULZBACH H.E. Count / Graf Ricardo von Sulzbach , ( See: Counts and Barons Curto Núñez ) ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF SWABIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Swabia. (Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) TATTENBACH H.E. Count / Graf von Tattenbach. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) TATTENBACH-VALLAI H.E. Count / Graf von Tattenbach-Vallai. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) TAUFFKIRCHEN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Tauffkirchen. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) TAXIS H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Taxis. (Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF TECK H.S.H. Duke / Herzog von Teck. ( Duchy of The Holy Roman Empire ) TELEKI VON SZEK H.E. Count / Graf von Teleki von Szek. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) TERLAGO H.E. Count / Graf von Terlago. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) DUCHY OF TESCHEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Duke / Herzog of Teschen. (Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF TRIER Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Imperial Prince Elector of Trier , Duke of Trier. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) ORDER OF THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS OF ST.MARY'S HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM 6oth Chivalric Hochmeister: 2002- Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . 65th/7th Clerical Hochmeister: 2000- Abbot Dr. Bruno Platter. ( Princes of The Holy Roman Empire ) THUN UND HOHENSTEIN H.H. Prince / Furst Franz de Paula von Thun und Hohenstein. ( Count an Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) THUN-HOHENSTEIN-SALM-REIFFERSCHEID H.E. Count / Graf von Thun-Hohenstein-Salm-Reifferscheid. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) THURHEIM H.E. Count / Graf Joseph von Thurheim . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF THURINGIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Duke / Herzog of Thuringia. (Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire) LANDGRAVIATE OF THURINGIA Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Landgrave of Thuringia. (Landgrave of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF THURN UND TAXIS H.M.S.H. 12th Prince / Furst Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Hereditary Grand Postmaster General of The Holy Roman Empire. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Princess Elizabeth von Thurn und Taxis. (Princess of The Holy Roman Empire) THURN-VALSASINA-COMO-VERCELLI H.E. Count / Graf von Thurn-Valsasina-Como-Vercelli. (Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) TIESENHAUSEN H.E. Count / Graf von Tiesenhausen. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCELY COUNTY OF TOERRING-JETTENBACH H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Hans Veit zu Toerring-Jettenbach (Sovereign Princely Count & Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) COUNTY OF TOUL Imperial County of the Emperor Count / Graf of Toul. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) TRAMPE H.E. Count / Graf Trampe. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) TRAPP VON MATSCH H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Trapp von Matsch. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Carl-Wolfgang von und zu Trauttmansdorff. ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) UEBERACKER H.E. Count / Graf von Ueberacker. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) UNGERN-STERNBERG H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Ugern-Sternberg. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF URACH H.S.H. Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach , de jure King of Lithuania . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNT OF USLAR ( See: Count Grady ) H.Ill.H. Count / Graf John von Uslar, Princely Count / Graf of Uslar. ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) UXKULL-GYLLENBAND H.E. Count / Graf von Uxkull-Gyllenband. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF VALAIS Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Count / Graf of Valais. ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) VETTER VON DER LILIE H.E. Count / Graf von Vetter von der Lilie. ( Count, Baron and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) VILLIEZ H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Villiez. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) VITZTHUM VON ECKSTADT H.E. Count / Graf Vitzthum von Eckstadt. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) VOGELSANG H.E. Baron / Freiherr Henning von Vogelsang. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF WALDBOTT VON BASSENHEIM H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Carl Ludwig Waldbott von Bassenheim. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCILPALITY OF WALDBURG-ZU-WOLFEGG UND WALDSEE H.M.S.H.Prince / Furst Maximilian von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WALDBURG ZU ZEIL UND TRAUCHBURG H.M.S.H. Prince(Furst)Georg von Walburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg. ( Sovereign Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) WALDERDORFF H.E. Count / Graf von Walderdorff. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) WALDSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf von Waldstein. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF WALLMODEN-GIMBORN Reverts back to the Imperial Throne. Princely Count / Graf of Wallmoden-Gimborn. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) WALLWITZ H.E. Count / Graf von Wallwitz. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) WALTERSKIRCHEN ZU WOLFSTHAL H.E. Count / Graf von Walterkirchen zu Wolfsthal. ( Count, Baron and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) WARTENSLEBEN H.E. Count / Graf von Wartensleben . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF WEIZ H.R.H Prince Ydenir Machado, Duke of Weiz, Duke / Herzog of Weiz . ( Duke in The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WEINGARTEN Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Weingarten . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF WESTPHALIA H.R.H. Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, Imperial Prince Elector of Westphalia , de jure King of Westphalia. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF WESTPHALIA IN THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ( Royal House of Steinhurst) H.R.H. Prince Keith Patrick of Westphalia, Prince Elector of Westphalia de jure King of Westphalia. ( Kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Alicia Gabriela of Westphalia , de jure Queen of Westphalia. nee: H.E. Countess Donna Alicia Gabriela Tomasella ( Kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Grace Diana of Westphalia , Duchess and Princess of Westphalia . ( Princess and Duchess in the Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Clara Abigayle of Westphalia , Duchess and Princess of Westphalia . ( Princess and Duchess in the Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Princess Giovanna Seraphine of Westphalia , Duchess and Princess of Westphalia . ( Princess and Duchess in the Holy Roman Empire ) WETTINBERG / WITTENBERG H.E. Count / Graf Karl von Wettinberg . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WIED H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Friedrich Wilhelm zu Wied . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WINDISCH-GRAETZ H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Anton zu Windisch-Graetz . (Sovereign Prince, Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire) WIRRICH H.E. Count / Graf David von Wirrich , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr von Wirrich . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) WIMPFFEN H.E. Count / Graf Joseph von Wimpffen . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LORDSHIP OF WISMAR Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Lord / Herr of Wismar . ( Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WORMS Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Worms . ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF WURMBRAND-STUPPACH H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Gundaccar von Wurmbrand-Stuppach . ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF WURTTEMBERG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Würtemberg. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF WURTTEMBERG H.R.H. Duke Carl of Wurttemberg , de jure King of Wurttemberg . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF WURZBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince of Wurzburg. ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF WURZBURG Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . Prince / Furst of Wurzburg. ( Principality of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY HOUSE OF ZGONEC H.S.H. Prince / Furst Luka Robert Zgonec , Prince and Count of Bled , Count Zgonec . ( Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire) ______________ ______________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY OF BELGIUM ______________________________________________ KINGDOM OF BELGIUM / SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA H.M. King Albert II of Belgium. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.M. Queen Paola of Belgium. ( Princess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARGRAVIATE OF ANTWERP Marquess / Margraviate von Antwerp ( Margraviate of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BRABANT Duke / Herzog von Brabant ( Duchy of The Holy Roman Empire ) CLOOTS H.E. Baron / Freiherr Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce , Baron de Cloots of the Holy Roman Empire . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF DRENTHE Count / Graf von Drenthe ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF FLANDERS Count / Graf von Flanders ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF GUELDERS Duke / Herzog von Guelders ( Duchy of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF HAINAUT Count / Graf von Hainaut ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF HOLLAND Count / Graf von Holland ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) HOORNE H.E. Count / Graf Philip de Montmorency , Count / Graf of Hoorne . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF LIMBURG Duke / Herzog von Limburg ( Duchy of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF ZEELAND Count / Graf von Zeeland ( County of The Holy Roman Empire ) VON CLAES H.E. Baron / Freiherr Stefan Elisa Joseph von Claes . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.E. Baroness / Freifrau Peggy Lisette von Claes . ( Baroness of The Holy Roman Empire ) GAMERRA de GAMBAMAR H.E. Baron / Freiherr Gamerra de Gambamar . ( Baron and Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LIGNE H.H. Prince / Furst Antoine of Ligne . ( Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LING MULDER DE ROSIELLE KLIPPING H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Sydney Ling Mulder de Rosielle Klipping . Lord Mulder de Rosielle . ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARCHANT UND ANSEMBOURG H.E. Count / Graf Gaston de Marchant und Ansembourg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) HOUSE OF MERODE H.S.H. Prince / Furst Charles Guillaume de Merode , Prince of Merode , Marquess of Westerloo , Prince of Rubenempre and of Grimberghe . ( Baron and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) URSEL H.E. Count / Graf de Ursel. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) _________________ ______________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY OF FRANCE ______________________________________________ BAUFFREMONT-COURTENAY H.S.H. Prince / Furst Jacques de Bauffremont Courtenay. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BEAUVAU-CRAON H.S.H. Prince / Furst Marc Charles de Beauvau-Craon. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BROGLIE H.S.H. Prince / Furst Victor Francois de Broglie . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY AND COUNTY OF CAMBRAI Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor Duke / Herzog and Count / Graf of Cambrai. ( Sovereign Duke and Count of Holy Roman Empire ) ENFFANS D'AVERNAS H.E. Count / Graf Jean de Enffans D' Avernas. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) EGMONT H.E. Count / Graf Lamoral de Egmont , Count / Graf of Egmont . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) GAMERRA de GAMBAMAR H.E. Baron / Freiherr Gamerra de Gambamar . ( Baron and Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) GELOES H.E. Count / Graf Theodore de Geloes. ( Count of the Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LIGNE H.H. Prince / Furst Antoine of Ligne . ( Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) LING MULDER DE ROSIELLE KLIPPING H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Sydney Ling Mulder de Rosielle Klipping . Lord Mulder de Rosielle . ( Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF LYONNESSE H.R.H. Prince / Furst Larson of Lyonnesse . ( Prince and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARCHANT UND ANSEMBOURG H.E. Count / Graf Gaston de Marchant und Ansembourg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) MARQUISATE OF AUVERGNE Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Westphalia . ( Marquisate of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF PROVENCE Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor . ( Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF DEOLS-LA-CHASTRE H.S.H. Prince / Furst Louis-Francois of Deols-La-Chastre . ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) COUNTY OF VALAIS Part of the Patrimony of the Kingdom of Etruria . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) URSEL H.E. Count / Graf de Ursel. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ____________________ ________________________________________ THE SUPREME IMPERIAL PRELATE OF THE HOLY ROMAM EMPIRE ________________________________________ His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI , Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Church Universal, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God, Supreme Prelate of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation, Chief Vicar of The Holy Roman Empire, Prince of The Holy Roman Empire, etc.. _______________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCES OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE _______________________________________________ His Eminence Cardinal Joachim Meisner , Pro-Tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Cologne , Prince Archbishop of Cologne. ( Pro-Tempore Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Grace Archbishop Alois Kothgasser of Salzburg , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Salzburg , Archbishop of Salzburg . ( Pro-Tempore Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Cardinal Secretary of State. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, Dean of the College of Cardinals. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Eminence Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli , Archbishop of Florence . ( Pro-Tempore Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Eminence Cardinal Giacomo Biffi , Archbishop of Bologne . ( Pro-Tempore Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Most Illustrious and Reverend Eminence Prince Archbishop Georges Gregoire Papathanasiou . ( Ecclesiastical Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) The Rt.Rev. Amedee Grab , Bishop of Chur . ( Pro-Tempore Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) ________________________________________________ THE IMPERIAL ECCLESIASTICAL COUNTS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ________________________________________________ His Excellency Mons. Giovanni Maria Sartori , Archbishop of Trento . ( Pro-Tempore Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Excellency Mons. Wilhelm Emil Egger , Bishop of Bressanone and Bolzano . ( Pro-Tempore Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) His Excellency Mons. Gregory Aymond , Bishop of Austin, Count / Graf Aymond . ( Count in The Holy Roman Empire ) His Excellency Rev Dr. Ramiro Anzit-Guerrero , Count / Graf Anzit-Guerrero . 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