Prince-abbot

In the Holy Roman Empire, a prince-abbot (German: Fürstabt) was the cleric who headed a princely abbey.

The prince-abbot had a seat and an individual vote (votum virile) in the Imperial Diet alongside the prince-bishops.

They ranked higher than the imperial abbots and imperial abbesses who although they were also immediate, held only two collective votes in the Diet.

Actual prince-abbots were:

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