Prince-Elector (Caroth)

The Prince-Electors (or simply Electors) of the The Empire of Nárdunn (Mannish: Kurzfürst, pl. Kurzfürsti, Irasipic: Principis-Elector, pl. Princeps-Electoralis) are the members of the Electoral College of the Empire of Nárdunn, having the function of electing the Emperor of the Empire of Nárdunn.

The dignity of Elector is extremely prestigious and second only to Emperor, far exceeding such offices as count, duke and archduke.

Overview
The Nárdunnian Empire is in theory an elective monarchy, but since the rise of Emperor Ossian, legislation has been passed to limit the options on when and why the Electoral College is allowed to assemble and elect a new emperor.

Electors are among the princes of the Empire, but they have privileges in addition to their electoral ones which are normally disallowed to their non-electoral brethren. Although in principle not a title of nobility (and thus is held in addition to such feudal titles as Duke, Margrave, or Count Palatine) the dignity of Elector is extremely prestigious.