Chancellor of Germany (1949–present) German chancellor until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 while the Archbishop of Cologne was Chancellor of Italy and the Archbishop of Trier of Burgundy. These three Archbishops were also Prince-electors of the empire. Already in medieval times the chancellor had political power like Willigis of Mainz (Archchancellor 975–1011, regent for Otto III 991–994) or Rainald von Dassel (chancellor 1156–1162 and 1166–1167) under Frederick I. The modern office of chancellor was established with the North German Confederation, of which Otto von Bismarck became chancellor of the Confederation (official German title: "Bundeskanzler") in 1867. After unification of Germany
Chancellor females, is the title of the head of the Government of Austria. Sebastian Kurz is the incumbent "" of Austria. Chancellor or Grand Chancellor is the common translation of the Chinese title "chengxiang" or "zaixiang", which in imperial China was the head of the government serving under the emperor. The Chancellor of Germany or ' (official German title which means "Federal Chancellor"), is the title for the head of government in Germany. ' is the exclusively feminine form. In German politics, the ' position is equivalent to that of a prime minister and is elected by the ', ("Federal Diet",