3 Petermenger - Charles Joseph of Lothringen

Charles Joseph of Lorraine became Archbishop-Elector of Trier in 1711 at just twenty years old, appointed through the direct influence of his uncle Emperor Charles VI rather than any ecclesiastical distinction of his own. The Petermenger — a denomination unique to Trier, named for the Peterstor gate — was a small silver accounting coin that helped stabilize local exchange during the monetary disruptions that followed the War of the Spanish Succession. Charles Joseph's tenure lasted only until 1715, when he died at twenty-four, making issues struck under his authority among the shorter-lived in the electoral series.