Original sentence: He was elected by the Cathedral chapter of canons, and could, if he wished, take holy orders.However, he could not enter the city except under special circumstances, and the city council and the archbishop developed a precarious and usually adversarial relationship over time.The Electorate was ruled by an archbishop in his function as prince-elector of the empire
Edited sentence: As a prince, he stood in the highest social category of the Empire, with specific, and expansive legal, economic, and juridical rights.As an archbishop, he was responsible for the spiritual leadership one of the richest sees in the Empire, and entitled to draw on its wealth.He was elected by the Cathedral chapter of canons, and could, if he wished, take Holy orders.However, he could not enter the city except under special circumstances, and between the city council and the archbishop there developed a precarious and usually adversarial relationship over time.The Electorate was ruled by an archbishop prince-elector of the empire