An Arch-Treasurer is a chief treasurer, specifically the great treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire.
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History
The office was created in 1648 for Frederick V, Elector Palatine, after he lost his electorate, and title of Imperial Arch-Steward, in February of 1623 to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. The electorate was given to Bavaria by the emperor Ferdinand II. The office of Arch-Treasurer was abolished in 1779, following the inheritance of the Electorate of Bavaria by the Electorate of Palatine.
Significance
The title of Arch-Treasurer was only ceremonially significant, as it was only used in the coronation of Emperors.
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