Bishopric of Essen

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The Bishopric of Essen was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Essen in present-day Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ecclesiastical principality
Prince-bishopric
State of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy County of Mark
Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Westphalia
capital Essen
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedIn Early 19th century
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Essen
follows Canon law
governmentType Prince-bishopric
Theocratic monarchy
hasEconomicActivity Agriculture
Local trade
Toll collection
hasInstitution Cathedral chapter of Essen
Imperial Abbey of Essen
surface form: Essen Abbey
hasLanguage Latin
Low German
Middle High German
hasLegalStatus Imperial estate
hasPoliticalStructure Cathedral chapter
Estates of the realm
hasPrivilege Imperial immediacy
hasRepresentativeBody Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
hasTerritorialCore City of Essen
Surrounding Ruhr area
headOfGovernment Prince-bishop of Essen
headOfState Prince-bishop of Essen
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
locatedIn Essen
Holy Roman Empire
locatedInPresentDay Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
partOf Electorate of Cologne
surface form: Electorate of Cologne (ecclesiastical province)

Imperial Circle system of the Holy Roman Empire
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
North Rhine-Westphalia
surface form: Rhenish-Westphalian region
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rulerTitle Prince-bishop
seatOfGovernment Imperial Abbey of Essen
surface form: Essen Abbey
secularizedDuring German mediatization
successorState Grand Duchy of Berg
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
typeOfState Imperial immediacy

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Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Essen
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Essen
this entity surface form: Bishopric of Schwerte
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Essen
this entity surface form: Bishopric of Witten