The Holy Roman Empire in 1789
Council of Electors
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Dynasty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | Kingdom | The Emperor | Lorraine | |
| Mainz | Archbishopric | The Elector of Mainz | ||
| Trier | Archbishopric | The Elector of Trier | ||
| Cologne | Archbishopric | The Elector of Cologne | ||
| Palatinate | County Palatine | The Elector of the Palatinate | Bavaria | inherited Bavaria, 1777, thereafter known as the Elector of Bavaria |
| Saxony | Duchy | The Elector of Saxony | Saxony | |
| Brandenburg | Margraviate | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | King of Prussia outside the Empire |
| Bavaria | Duchy | The Elector of Bavaria | Bavaria | elevated 1623; inherited by the Palatinate in 1777, at which point it lost its voice in the Council of Electors |
| Brunswick-Lüneburg AKA Hanover | Duchy | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | elevated 1692; King of Great Britain and Ireland outside the Empire |
Council of Princes
Ecclesiastical Bench
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg | Archbishopric | The Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg | |
| Besançon | Archbishopric | The Prince-Archbishop of Besançon | |
| Teutonic Order | Grand Master | The Elector of Cologne | |
| Bamberg | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg | |
| Würzburg | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg | |
| Worms | Bishopric | The Elector of Mainz | |
| Eichstädt | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Eichstädt | |
| Speyer | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Speyer | |
| Straßburg | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Straßburg | |
| Konstanz | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Konstanz | |
| Augsburg | Bishopric | The Elector of Trier | |
| Hildesheim | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim and Paderborn | |
| Paderborn | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim and Paderborn | |
| Freising | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regensburg | |
| Regensburg | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regensburg | |
| Passau | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Passau | |
| Trent | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Trent | |
| Brixen | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Brixen | |
| Basel | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Basel | |
| Münster | Bishopric | The Elector of Cologne | |
| Osnabrück | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück | a Protestant Bishopric, under Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, second son of the Elector of Hanover |
| Liège | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Liège | |
| Lübeck | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Lübeck | a Protestant Bishopric, a secundigeniture of the Dukes of Oldenburg |
| Chur | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Chur | |
| Fulda | Bishopric | The Prince-Bishop of Fulda | |
| Kempten | Abbey | The Prince-Abbot of Kempten | |
| Ellwangen | Priory | The Prince-Provost of Ellwangen | |
| Order of St. John | Grand Priory | The Grand Prior of the Order of St. John in Germany | |
| Berchtesgaden | Priory | The Prince-Provost of Berchtesgaden | |
| Weißenburg | Priory | The Prince-Provost of Weißenburg | |
| Prüm | Abbey | The Elector of Trier | |
| Stablo and Malmédy | Abbey | The Abbot of Stablo and Malmédy | |
| Korvey | Abbey | The Abbot of Korvey | |
| The College of Prelates of Swabia | |||
| The College of Prelates of the Rhine | |||
College of the Prelates of Swabia
College of the Prelates of the Rhine
Secular Bench
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Dynasty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Archduchy | The Emperor | Lorraine | |
| Burgundy AKA Austrian Netherlands | Duchy | The Emperor | Lorraine | |
| Bavaria | Duchy | The Elector of Bavaria | Bavaria | |
| Magdeburg | Duchy | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Kaiserslautern | County Palatine | The Elector of the Palatinate | Bavaria | |
| Simmern | County Palatine | The Elector of the Palatinate | Bavaria | |
| Neuburg | County Palatine | The Elector of the Palatinate | Bavaria | |
| Bremen | Duchy | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Zweibrücken | County Palatine | The Duke of Zweibrücken | Bavaria | |
| Veldenz | County Palatine | The Elector of the Palatinate | Bavaria | |
| Weimar | Principality | The Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Saxony | |
| Eisenach | Principality | The Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Saxony | |
| Coburg | Principality | The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Saxony | |
| Gotha | Principality | The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Saxony | |
| Altenburg | Principality | The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Saxony | |
| Ansbach | Principality | The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Brandenburg | |
| Bayreuth | Principality | The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Brandenburg | |
| Celle | Principality | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Kalenberg | Principality | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Grubenhagen | Principality | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Wolfenbüttel | Principality | The Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Halberstadt | Principality | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Hither Pomerania | Duchy | The Duke of Hither Pomerania | Holstein | King of Sweden outside the Empire |
| Further Pomerania | Duchy | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Duchy | The Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg | |
| Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Duchy | The Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg | |
| Württemberg | Duchy | The Duke of Württemberg | Württemberg | |
| Hesse-Kassel | Landgraviate | The Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | Hesse | |
| Hesse-Darmstadt | Landgraviate | The Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | Hesse | |
| Baden-Baden | Margraviate | The Margrave of Baden | Baden | |
| Baden-Durlach | Margraviate | The Margrave of Baden | Baden | |
| Verden | Principality | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Baden-Hochberg | Margraviate | The Margrave of Baden | ||
| Holstein-Glückstadt | Duchy | The Duke of Holstein-Glückstadt | Holstein | King of Denmark outside the Empire |
| Saxe-Lauenburg | Duchy | The Elector of Hanover | Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
| Minden | Principality | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Oldenburg | Duchy | The Duke of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg | Holstein | |
| Savoy | Duchy | The Duke of Savoy | Savoy | King of Sardinia outside the Empire |
| Leuchtenberg | Princely Landgraviate | The Elector of Bavaria | Bavaria | |
| Anhalt | Principality | The Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg | Anhalt | |
| The Prince of Anhalt-Köthen | Anhalt | |||
| The Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | Anhalt | |||
| The Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | Anhalt | |||
| Henneberg | Princely County | The Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Saxony | |
| The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Saxony | |||
| The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | Saxony | |||
| The Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | Saxony | |||
| The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Saxony | |||
| The Elector of Saxony | Saxony | |||
| Schwerin | Principality | The Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg | |
| Kammin | Principality | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Ratzeburg | Principality | The Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Mecklenburg | |
| Hersfeld | Principality | The Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | Hesse | |
| Nomeny | Princely County | The Emperor | Lorraine | |
| Mömpelgard | Principality | The Duke of Württemberg | Württemberg | |
| Arenberg | Duchy | The Duke of Arenberg | Arenberg | |
| Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Principality | The Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Hohenzollern | |
| Lobkowitz | Principality | The Prince of Lobkowitz | Lobkowitz | |
| Salm | Principality | The Prince of Salm-Salm | Salm | |
| The Prince of Salm-Kyrburg | Salm | |||
| Dietrichstein | Principality | The Prince of Dietrichstein | Dietrichstein | |
| Nassau-Hadamar | Principality | The Prince of Nassau-Orange | Nassau | |
| Nassau-Dillenburg | Principality | The Prince of Nassau-Orange | Nassau | |
| Auersperg | Principality | The Prince of Auersperg | Auersperg | |
| East Frisia | Principality | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Fürstenberg | Principality | The Prince of Fürstenberg | Fürstenberg | |
| Schwarzenberg | Principality | The Prince of Schwarzenberg | Schwarzenberg | |
| Liechtenstein | Principality | The Prince of Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | |
| Thurn und Taxis | Principality | The Prince of Thurn und Taxis | Thurn und Taxis | |
| Schwarzburg | Principality | The Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Schwarzburg | |
| The Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg | |||
| The College of Counts of Swabia | ||||
| The College of Counts of the Wetterau | ||||
| The College of Counts of Franconia | ||||
| The College of Counts of Westphalia | ||||
College of the Counts of Swabia
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heiligenberg and Werdenberg | County | The Prince of Fürstenberg | Fürstenberg | |
| Buchau | Abbey | Abbess of Buchau | ||
| Aschenhausen | The Teutonic Order | |||
| Öttingen-Spielberg | Principality | The Prince of Öttingen-Spielberg | Öttingen | |
| Öttingen-Wallerstein | Principality | The Prince of Öttingen-Wallerstein | Öttingen | |
| Tettnang and Argen/Montfort | County | The Emperor | Austria | |
| Helfenstein | County | The Elector of Bavaria | Bavaria | |
| Klettgau and Sulz | Princely County | The Prince of Schwarzenberg | Schwarzenberg | |
| Königsegg | County | The Count of Königsegg-Aulendorf | Königsegg | |
| The Count of Königsegg-Rothenfels | Königsegg | |||
| Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg | County | The Count of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg | Waldburg | |
| Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach | County | The Count of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach | Waldburg | |
| Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee | County | The Count of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee | Waldburg | |
| Eberstein | County | The Margrave of Baden | Baden | |
| Hohengeroldseck | County | The Count von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck | Leyen | |
| Fugger-Glött | County | The Count Fugger of Glött | Fugger | |
| Fugger-Kirchheim | County | The Count Fugger of Kirchheim | Fugger | |
| Fugger-Mickhausen | County | The Count Fugger of Mickhausen | Fugger | |
| Fugger-Norndorf | County | The Count Fugger of Norndorf | Fugger | |
| Fugger-Babenhausen | County | The Count Fugger of Babenhausen | Fugger | |
| Hohenems | County | The Emperor | Austria | |
| Egloff | Lordship | The Count of Abensberg-Traun | Abensberg | |
| Bonndorff | Lordship | The Abbot of St. Blasien | ||
| Thannhausen | Lordship | The Count of Stadion | Stadion | |
| Eglingen | Lordship | The Prince of Thurn und Taxis | Thurn und Taxis | |
| Sickingen | County | The Count of Sickingen-Sickingen | Sickingen | |
| The Count of Sickingen-Hohenburg | Sickingen | |||
| Khevenhüller-Metsch | personalist | The Prince of Khevenhüller-Metsch | Khevenhüller | |
| Küfstein | personalist | The Count of Küfstein | Küfstein | |
| Colloredo-Mansfeld | personalist | The Prince of Colloredo-Mansfeld | Colloredo | |
| Harrach | personalist | The Count of Harrach at Rohrau and Thannhausen | Harrach | |
| Sternberg | personalist | The Count of Sternberg | Sternberg | |
| Neipperg | personalist | The Count of Neipperg | Neipperg | |
| Trauttmansdorff | personalist | The Count of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg | Trauttmansdorff |
College of the Counts of the Wetterau
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau-Usingen | Principality | The Prince of Nassau-Usingen | Nassau | |
| Nassau-Weilburg | Principality | The Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | Nassau | |
| Solms-Braunfels | Principality | The Prince of Solms-Braunfels | Solms | |
| Solms-Lich-Hohensolms | County | The Count of Solms-Lich-Hohensolms | Solms | |
| Solms-Rödelheim | County | The Count of Solms-Rödelheim | Solms | |
| Solms-Laubach | County | The Count of Solms-Laubach | Solms | |
| Isenburg-Birstein | Principality | The Prince of Isenburg-Birstein | Isenburg | |
| Isenburg-Büdingen | County | The Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Büdingen | Isenburg | |
| The Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Meerholz | Isenburg | |||
| The Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Wächtersbach | Isenburg | |||
| Stolberg-Gedern-Ortenberg | County | The Prince of Stolberg-Gedern | Stolberg | |
| The Count of Stolberg-Rosla | Stolberg | |||
| Stolberg-Stolberg | County | The Count of Stolberg-Stolberg | Stolberg | |
| Stolberg-Wernigerode | County | The Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Stolberg | |
| Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | County | The Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Sayn | |
| Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohnstein | County | The Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohnstein | Sayn | |
| Salm-Grumbach | County | The Count of Salm-Grumbach | Salm | |
| Rheingrafenstein | County | The Count of Salm-Grehweiler | Salm | |
| Leiningen | County | The Prince of Leiningen | Leiningen | |
| The Count of Leiningen-Günthersblum | Leiningen | |||
| The Count of Leiningen-Heidesheim | Leiningen | |||
| Leiningen-Westerburg | County | The Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Grünstadt | Leiningen-Westerburg | |
| The Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg | Leiningen-Westerburg | |||
| Reuss | County | The Prince of Reuss-Greiz | Reuss | |
| The Count of Reuss-Gera | Reuss | |||
| The Count of Reuss-Schleiz | Reuss | |||
| The Count of Reuss-Lobenstein | Reuss | |||
| The Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf | Reuss | |||
| Schönburg | County | The Count of Schönburg-Waldenburg | Schönburg | |
| The Count of Schönburg-Rochsburg-Hinterglauchau | Schönburg | |||
| The Count of Schönburg-Penig-Forderglauchau-Wechselburg | Schönburg | |||
| Ortenburg | County | The Count of Ortenburg | Ortenburg | |
| Kriechingen | County | The Count of Wied-Runkel | Wied |
College of the Counts of Franconia
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohenlohe-Bartenstein | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein | Hohenlohe | |
| Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | Hohenlohe | |
| Hohenlohe-Öhringen | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen | Hohenlohe | |
| Hohenlohe-Langenburg | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | Hohenlohe | |
| Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | Hohenlohe | |
| Hohenlohe-Kirchberg | Principality | The Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg | Hohenlohe | |
| Castell-Remlingen | County | The Count of Castell-Remlingen | Castell | |
| Castell-Rüdenhausen | County | The Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen | Castell | |
| Erbach-Fürstenau | County | The Count of Erbach-Fürstenau | Erbach | |
| Erbach-Erbach | County | The Count of Erbach-Erbach | Erbach | |
| Erbach-Schönberg | County | The Count of Erbach-Schönberg | Erbach | |
| Wertheim-Virneburg | County | The Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg | Löwenstein | |
| Wertheim-Rochefort | County | The Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort | Löwenstein | |
| Limpurg-Gaildorf | County | The Heirs of the Counts of Limburg-Gaildorf | various | |
| Limpurg-Speckfeld | County | The Heirs of the Counts of Limpurg-Speckfeld | various | |
| Rieneck | County | The Count of Nostitz-Rieneck | Nostitz | |
| Seinsheim | Lordship | The Prince of Schwarzenberg | Schwarzenberg | |
| Wolfstein | ||||
| Reichelsberg | Lordship | The Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid | Schönborn | |
| Wiesentheid | Lordship | The Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid | Schönborn | |
| Windischgrätz | personalist | The Prince of Windischgrätz | Windischgrätz | |
| Starhemberg | personalist | The Prince of Starhemberg | Starhemberg | |
| Wurmbrand | personalist | The Count of Wurmbrand-Stuppach | Wurmbrand | |
| Giech | personalist | The Count of Giech | ||
| Grävenitz | personalist | The Count of Grävenitz | ||
| Pückler | personalist | The Count of Pückler |
College of the Counts of Westphalia
| Voice | Type | Possessor | Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayn-Altenkirchen | County | The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Brandenburg | |
| Sayn-Hachenburg | County | The Burgrave of Kirchberg | Kirchberg | |
| Tecklenburg | County | The Elector of Brandenburg | Brandenburg | |
| Wied-Runkel | County | The Count of Wied-Runkel | Wied | |
| Wied-Neuwied | County | The Count of Wied-Neuwied | Wied | |
| Schaumburg | County | The Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | Hesse | |
| The Count of Schaumburg-Lippe | Lippe |
(list above unfinished)
==Council of Cities