Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire

Target entity: Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
Context triple: [Prince-Bishopric of Münster, memberOf, Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire]

• A. Holy Roman Empire
  The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that existed from the early Middle Ages until 1806, centered on the German lands and ruled by an emperor who claimed a continuation of the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire.
• B. Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
  The Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire was a self-governing urban polity that owed allegiance directly to the emperor rather than to any intermediate territorial lord.
• C. Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
  The Austrian Habsburg Monarchy was a major Central European dynastic empire that dominated much of the Holy Roman Empire and later Central and Eastern Europe until its dissolution in 1918.
• D. Electoral Palatinate
  The Electoral Palatinate was a significant principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-elector who held the prestigious right to participate in the election of the emperor and played a key role in early modern European politics.
• E. Duchy of Lorraine
  The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
Target entity description: The Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire were the semi-sovereign secular and ecclesiastical territories whose rulers held imperial immediacy and a seat in the Imperial Diet, collectively forming the political structure of the Empire.

• A. Holy Roman Empire
  The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that existed from the early Middle Ages until 1806, centered on the German lands and ruled by an emperor who claimed a continuation of the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire.
• B. Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
  The Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire was a self-governing urban polity that owed allegiance directly to the emperor rather than to any intermediate territorial lord.
• C. Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
  The Austrian Habsburg Monarchy was a major Central European dynastic empire that dominated much of the Holy Roman Empire and later Central and Eastern Europe until its dissolution in 1918.
• D. Electoral Palatinate
  The Electoral Palatinate was a significant principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-elector who held the prestigious right to participate in the election of the emperor and played a key role in early modern European politics.
• E. Duchy of Lorraine
  The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
• F. None of above. chosen