Meaning of prince-primate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:
   historical
2. The archbishop of Esztergom in Hungary.
   historical
3. The prince-primate of the Napoleonic Confederation of the Rhine, Karl von Dalberg.
   historical

Examples

“Soon, on the right, appears the cathedral of Grann [Esztergom], a miniature of St. Peter’s, in something like red porphyry, built within this century by the prince-primates, at their own private expense […]”

“These factors may have convinced Pope Pius XII to pass over other figures in the Hungarian Church and select Mindszenty in August 1945 to be cardinal at Esztergom and thus prince-primate of Hungary.”

“The act of the Confederation also seemed to hold forth some hope that the new federation might develop a growing community of its German member states. Apart from the presidency of the prince-primate, it mentioned the establishment of two colleges, those of the kings and princes.”

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