Bishopric of Neuss

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ecclesiastical principality former Catholic diocese territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire

The Bishopric of Neuss was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the town of Neuss in present-day Germany.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Bishopric of Neuss canonical	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical principality ⓘ former Catholic diocese ⓘ territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
borderedBy	Ecclesiastical province of Cologne ⓘ surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne County of Berg ⓘ Duchy of Jülich ⓘ
capital	Neuss ⓘ
category	Catholic dioceses in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Former states and territories of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
centralSettlement	Neuss ⓘ
commonLanguage	German ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolutionReason	secularization of ecclesiastical states in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
governmentType	ecclesiastical principality ⓘ theocratic monarchy ⓘ
hasTerritorialCore	surrounding countryside of Neuss ⓘ town of Neuss ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Prince-bishop of Neuss ⓘ
headOfState	Prince-bishop of Neuss ⓘ
historicalEra	Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedIn	Neuss ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Lower Rhine ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
officialLanguage	Latin ⓘ
partOf	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
partOfEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical province of Cologne ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of Cologne
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Input

Subject: Bishopric of Neuss
Description of subject: The Bishopric of Neuss was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the town of Neuss in present-day Germany.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Dutch → spokenIn → Bishopric of Neuss ⓘ