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Count Palatine
The Count Palatine of the Rhine was one of the leading princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Under the Golden Bull of 1356, he was one of the seven electors who chose the emperor. He also acted as imperial vicar in parts of the empire during a vacancy of the throne.
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