Bishop of Liège
E172011
The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince-Bishop of Liège | 4 |
| Bishop of Liège canonical | 2 |
| Bishop of Maastricht | 1 |
| Bishop of Tongeren | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic bishopric
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ prince-bishop ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Diocese of Liège
ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
|
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Brabant
ⓘ
Duchy of Limburg ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| gainedPrincelyStatusInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
clergy of the Diocese of Liège
ⓘ
territories of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège ⓘ |
| hasRole |
secular ruler of Liège
ⓘ
spiritual ruler of Liège ⓘ temporal prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Lord of Liège
ⓘ
Bishop of Liège self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Liège
|
| heldImperialSeatAt | Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfAdministration |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Dutch ⓘ Middle French ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
|
| locatedIn |
Liège
ⓘ
present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Erard de la Marck
ⓘ
George of Austria (bishop of Liège) ⓘ Louis of Bourbon (bishop of Liège) ⓘ Notger of Liège ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedBy |
French revolutionaries
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary authorities
|
| officeAbolishedInYear | 1795 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFrom |
Bishop of Liège
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Maastricht
Bishop of Liège self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Tongeren
|
| officeEstablishedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| officeHolderBecame | Prince-Bishop of Liège ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lower Lorraine
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Lorraine (historical region)
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
|
| positionHeldIn |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| rankInEmpire | imperial prince ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Liège ⓘ |
| seat | Liège Cathedral ⓘ |
| spiritualPower |
ordination of priests in the diocese
ⓘ
oversight of liturgy in the diocese ⓘ teaching authority in matters of faith ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Bishop of Liège (modern purely spiritual office) ⓘ |
| temporalPower |
imperial immediacy within the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
right to administer justice in the prince-bishopric ⓘ right to levy taxes in the prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
subject surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Liège
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Liège
this entity surface form:
Bishop of Tongeren
this entity surface form:
Bishop of Maastricht
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Liège
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Liège