Prince-Bishopric of Verden

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The Prince-Bishopric of Verden was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in northern Germany, ruled by a prince-bishop and later secularized into a duchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ecclesiastical principality
Prince-bishopric
State of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy County of Hoya
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
capital Verden an der Aller
category Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire

States of the Holy Roman Empire
coatOfArms Arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Verden
dissolved 1648
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Verden
established 1180
event Secularization
governmentType Elective monarchy
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Prince-bishopric
hasCapitalCity Verden
hasType Temporal territory of a bishop
highestAuthority Prince-Bishop
surface form: Prince-bishop
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
historicalRegion Lower Saxony
imperialEstate Yes
language German
Latin
Middle Low German
locatedIn Lower Saxony
North Germany
Northern Germany
namedAfter City of Verden
partOf Imperial Circle
Lower Saxon Circle
predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Verden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bishopric of Verden
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Secular clergy
representedIn Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Verden
surface form: Prince-bishop of Verden
secularizedInto Duchy of Verden
sovereign Prince-bishop
status Imperial immediacy
successor Duchy of Verden
todayPartOf Germany
Lower Saxony
surface form: State of Lower Saxony

Referenced by (11)

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Lower Saxon Circle contains Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Lüneburg historicRegion Prince-Bishopric of Verden
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Verden (influence region)
Duchy of Saxony followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Bremen-Verden originatedFrom Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Bremen-Verden secularizedFrom Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Bremen-Verden predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Verden (Aller) historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Verden historicRegion Prince-Bishopric of Verden
subject surface form: Verden (Aller)
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Prince-Bishopric of Verden predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Verden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bishopric of Verden