Sentence examples for for the elector from inspiring English sources

To reduce the influence of the estates, Joachim Frederick in 1604 created a council called Geheimer Rat für die Kurmark ("Privy Council for the Electorate"), which instead of the estates was to function as the supreme advisory council for the elector.

The "Ecstasy of St. Francis," perhaps his finest religious work, dates from about 1732, and some three years later he was commissioned to execute an "Assumption" for the elector of Cologne.

After marrying the portrait painter Juriaen Pool in 1693, Ruysch moved with him to The Hague, where they both joined the Guild of St. Luke a professional artists' organization that regulated the sales and promotion of artwork in the city and continued their work for the elector Palatine, Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz.

Founded in 1720 and named for the elector of Hanover (afterward King George I of England), it is known for its association with Patrick Henry, orator of the American Revolution, who was largely responsible for the passage of the Bill of Rights.

The Bonn compositions of most enduring interest date, as might be expected, from the last years: a Rondino and an Octet, for wind instruments, composed in 1792, probably for the elector's harmonie (wind band); a Trio in G Major for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano (1791); and the two cantatas.

Though the Scanian War resulted only in minor territorial gains, attaching a small strip of the Swedish Pomeranian right bank of the lower Oder to Brandenburg-Prussian Pomerania, the war resulted in a huge gain of prestige for the elector.

And the selection process for the electors was designed to ensure that Beijing's pick gets the top post.

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, the citizens of the several states, including Florida, cast their votes for the electors for president and vice president of the United States.

King of Castile and Aragon since 1516 and suzerain also over Habsburg lands in the Netherlands, Naples, and central and eastern Europe not to mention the Spanish possessions in the New World Charles posed a formidable problem for the electors.

The CIA's finding that Russia actively intervened in our election to make Trump president is an excellent reason for the electors to consider whether they should exercise their independent power.

Events since the election — Ivanka Trump sitting in a meeting with the Japanese prime minister, the conversation noted above, the rental of Trump hotel banquet rooms by foreign delegations — provide a basis for the electors to take action.