mˈoʊst haʊˈɛvɚ wɜːɹ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɛləts ænd æz sˈʌtʃ pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl kəlˈɛktɪv vˈoʊt ɪnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dˈaɪət æz mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə bˈɛntʃ ʌv pɹˈɛləts, lˈeɪɾɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə swˈɑːbiən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɛləts ænd ðə ɹˈɛnɪʃ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɛləts.
Most however were imperial prelates and as such participated in a single collective vote in the Imperial Diet as members of the Bench of Prelates, later (1575) divided into the Swabian College of Imperial Prelates and the Rhenish College of Imperial Prelates.