Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen

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The Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in northern Germany, ruled by a prince-archbishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.

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Label Occurrences
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen canonical 9

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
prince-archbishopric
borderedBy Duchy of Oldenburg
surface form: County of Oldenburg

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Free City of Bremen
surface form: Free Imperial City of Bremen

Prince-Bishopric of Verden
capital Bremen
coatOfArms key of Saint Peter on red field
conflict Thirty Years' War
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Reichsthaler
dissolutionReason secularization
endTime 1648
establishedAsImperialEstate 1180
governmentForm elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadDiocese Archdiocese of Bremen
surface form: Diocese of Bremen
hadEstateType spiritual electorate candidate (never realized)
hadSecularAuthorityOver territory around the lower Weser River
historicalRegion Lower Saxony
imperialRepresentation Reichstag
surface form: Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire
language Middle Low German
laterLanguage Early New High German
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
notableRuler Christopher the Spendthrift
John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
John III of Bremen
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
patronSaint Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
predecessor Archdiocese of Bremen
reformationImpact partly Protestant from the 16th century
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousJurisdiction Archdiocese of Bremen
river Weser
rulerTitle Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
secularizationConfirmedBy Peace of Westphalia
spiritualAuthority prince-archbishop as metropolitan bishop
startTime 1180
successor Duchy of Bremen
Swedish Bremen-Verden
temporalAuthority prince-archbishop as territorial lord
todayPartOf Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

State of Bremen
Lower Saxony
surface form: State of Lower Saxony

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

Lower Saxon Circle contains Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Duchy of Saxony followedBy Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Bremen-Verden originatedFrom Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Bremen-Verden secularizedFrom Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Bremen-Verden predecessor Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Duke of Holstein sharesBorderWith Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Duchy of Bremen precededBy Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Duchy of Bremen secularizedFrom Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Prince-Bishopric of Verden borderedBy Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen