In the website Mr Sinclair Labehottiere has been quoting from - "The
Imperial Immediate Nobility and the Holy Roman Empire Constitution"
http://www.geocities.com/vrozn/Constit.html - reference to - "Teutsches
Staats-Recht and Neues Teutsches Staats-Recht" written by Johann-Jakob
Moser (1701-1785) - is also written:
"Rulers of some territories claimed the Princely rank before it was
recognized by the Emperors."
rgds
John
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