Soon he moved to Wittenberg to serve as court painter to Frederick the Wise, elector of Saxony, a position he retained for life under various electors.
Their man has been in situ since last November and will have met several thousand electors since then.
Asked why they were entrusting their votes to Mr Sisi, electors repeatedly returned to several common themes: security, stability, the fight against terrorism, and the need to revitalise the nation's faltering economy after what Mr Helmy called "three years of mess".
The powerful Protestant elector of Saxony refused to join, and by 1617, when the union came up for renewal, several members had defected (notably the elector of Brandenburg).
History has now favored the voter, and in each of the several states the citizens themselves vote for presidential electors.
In turn, the secretary of state, Katherine Harris, spoke of the "tumult" of the last several weeks as she impressed on the electors the importance of their role.
Factual Background On Nov. 7, 2000, the United States held a general election wherein Florida voters cast ballots for several offices, including votes for the 25 electors for president and vice president of the United States.
The Elector Palatine, two years later, several months before his marriage to Anna Maria Luisa, went about acquiring the aforesaid style for Cosimo and his family, despite the fact that they had no claim to any kingdom.
