Electorate of Mainz (Eichsfeld region)
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The Electorate of Mainz (Eichsfeld region) was a former ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire governed by the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, who held temporal authority over the Eichsfeld area for centuries.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical principality
ⓘ
territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Duderstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiligenstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
ⓘ
Former states and territories of Thuringia ⓘ Prince-archbishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | German mediatization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralFunction | participation in election of Holy Roman Emperor through the Elector of Mainz ⓘ |
| endTime | 1802 ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | immediate territory of the Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | Archbishop-Elector of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | ecclesiastical principality ⓘ |
| hadRepresentative | Archbishop of Mainz in the Imperial Diet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Duderstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiligenstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | Archbishops of Mainz for several centuries ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | secularization of church lands in early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eichsfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | strong Catholic identity in a predominantly Protestant surrounding area ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eichsfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Saxony ⓘ Thuringia ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archdiocese of Mainz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electorate of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Imperial Church territories ⓘ Upper Saxon Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rulerTitle | Prince-Archbishop of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Free State of Thuringia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.