refers to the seven German princes (three of which were archbishops) who elected the Holy Roman Emperor. One of these was the princeIn the 16th century Europe this term referred to a class of ruler in the Holy Roman Empire to whom local lords and barons owed feudal allegiance, and ... more who ruled over the territory where LutherMartin Luther (A.D. 1483–1546) German theologian, pastor, professor at the University of Wittenberg, ex-monk, and founding figure of Protestantism. ... more lived and offered him some protection.
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