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Electoral Rhenish Circle
Imperial circle of the Holy Roman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Electoral Rhenish Circle (German: Kurrheinischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire, created in 1512.[1]
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The circle derived its name from four of the seven prince-electors whose lands along the Middle Rhine comprised the vast majority of its territory.