Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg

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The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Augsburg, ruled by a Catholic prince-bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.

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Label Occurrences
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
bishopricCreated early Middle Ages
borderedBy Bishopric of Augsburg (spiritual jurisdiction)
Duchy of Bavaria
Free Imperial City of Augsburg
capital Augsburg
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
Kreuzer
diocese Diocese of Augsburg
dissolved 1803
established 8th century
establishedAsPrinceBishopric 11th century
event German mediatization
existedDuring Early modern period
Middle Ages
governmentType theocratic monarchy
hadDualAuthority spiritual and temporal
hadEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Augsburg
hadFormOfGovernment ecclesiastical principality
hadReligion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
hadSecularization 1803
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet
hasCapital Augsburg
heldImperialImmediacy yes
historicalRegion Swabia (Bavaria)
surface form: Swabia
locatedIn Bavaria
Swabia (Bavaria)
surface form: Swabia
locatedInPresentDay Germany
memberOf Swabian Circle
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religionType Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Augsburg
seatOfBishop Augsburg Cathedral
sovereign Prince-Bishop
successor Electorate of Bavaria
typeOfState territorial state
wasPartOf Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
wasRuledBy Catholic prince-bishop

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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Upper Swabia historicalAffiliation Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Swabian Circle hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg