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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Prince-Bishop of Liège 4
Bishop of Liège canonical 2
Bishop of Maastricht 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.

Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) religiousLeader Bishop of Liège
subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) temporalLeader Bishop of Liège
subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishop of Liège
County of Loon suzerain Bishop of Liège
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishop of Liège
Bishop of Liège officeCreatedFrom Bishop of Liège self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bishop of Tongeren
Bishop of Liège officeCreatedFrom Bishop of Liège self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bishop of Maastricht
Bishop of Liège hasTitle Bishop of Liège self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishop of Liège
Count of Loon suzerain Bishop of Liège
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishop of Liège
Ernst of Bavaria positionHeld Bishop of Liège