Electorate of Cologne

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ecclesiastical principality electorate of the Holy Roman Empire former state

The Electorate of Cologne was an influential ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-archbishop who was also one of the empire’s prince-electors.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical principality → electorate of the Holy Roman Empire → former state →
borderedBy	Archbishopric of Trier → Bishopric of Münster → County of Mark → Duchy of Berg → Duchy of Cleves → Duchy of Jülich →
capital	Cologne →
coatOfArms	black cross on silver field →
commonLanguage	German →
continent	Europe →
country	Holy Roman Empire →
currency	Reichsthaler →
diocese	Archdiocese of Cologne →
dissolvedIn	Holy Roman Empire →
electoralRank	Prince-elector →
electorateCreated	Golden Bull of 1356 →
electorNumber	one of seven prince-electors →
endCause	German mediatization → Reichsdeputationshauptschluss →
endTime	1803 →
governmentForm	elective monarchy → theocratic monarchy →
hasPart	Duchy of Westphalia → territories along the Rhine →
involvedIn	Cologne War → Thirty Years' War → War of the Spanish Succession →
laterSeatOfGovernment	Bonn →
locatedInPresentDay	Germany →
memberOf	Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire →
notableRuler	Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg → Joseph Clemens of Bavaria → Maximilian Henry of Bavaria →
officialLanguage	Latin →
partOf	Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle → Rhenish Circle →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
religiousLeader	Archbishop of Cologne →
rulerTitle	Prince-Archbishop of Cologne →
seatOfElector	Cologne →
startTime	10th century → 953 →
successorState	French First Republic → Grand Duchy of Berg → Kingdom of Prussia →
temporalLeader	Prince-Archbishop of Cologne →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz → Prince-Archbishopric of Trier →	borderedBy
Johann van Beethoven → Ludwig van Beethoven →	citizenship
Cologne War ("Electorate of Cologne (Catholic faction)") → Franco-Dutch War →	mainBelligerent
Franco-Dutch War →	alliedWith
Ludwig van Beethoven →	birthPlace
Archbishop of Cologne ("arms of the Electorate of Cologne") →	coatOfArms
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven →	countryOfCitizenship
Marie de’ Medici →	deathPlace
First Coalition →	hasMember
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) →	hasPart
Saxony ("Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire") →	historicalStatus
Holy Roman Empire ("Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne") →	includedTerritory
Rampjaar →	involvedCountry
Cologne War →	locatedIn
Maria Magdalena Keverich →	placeOfDeath
Maria Magdalena Keverich →	residence
House of Wittelsbach →	ruled
Treaty of Nijmegen →	signatory
Bishopric of Cologne →	successor
Archbishop of Cologne →	temporalJurisdiction
Prince-elector of Cologne →	territoryIncludes
Archbishop of Cologne →	titleHolderOf