Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... grandfather, Maximillian, in 1519, he inherited Hapsburg lands in Austria and was elected Holy Roman Emperor.
He married infanta Isabella, sister of John III of Portugal, ...