Franconian Circle

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The Franconian Circle was an administrative and military district of the Holy Roman Empire that grouped together various Franconian territories for regional governance and defense.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Circle
administrative district
military district
appliesToJurisdiction Franconia
containsTerritory monastery of Fulda
surface form: Abbey of Fulda

Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
surface form: Bishopric of Bamberg

Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
surface form: Bishopric of Würzburg

County of Castell
County of Hohenlohe
County of Schwarzenberg
Imperial Abbey of Heilsbronn
Imperial Abbey of Kitzingen
Imperial Abbey of Münsterschwarzach
Stadt Nürnberg
surface form: Imperial City of Nuremberg

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
surface form: Imperial City of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Imperial City of Schweinfurt
Imperial City of Windsheim
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Margraviate of Bayreuth
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
country Holy Roman Empire
existedDuring Early modern period
hasAdministrativeFunction implementing imperial reforms
maintaining public peace
organizing imperial taxation
hasCapital Nuremberg
hasGovernmentSystem imperial estate assembly
hasLanguage German
hasMilitaryObligation raising troops for the imperial army
hasNumberOfImperialCities multiple
hasPurpose regional defense
regional governance
hasRole administration of imperial law
collection of imperial taxes
coordination of military contingents
enforcement of imperial decisions
hasTypeOfMember county
imperial abbey
imperial city
margraviate
prince-bishopric
locatedInPresentDay Germany
namedAfter Franconia
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Circles (Reichskreise)
surface form: Imperial Circles
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Ansbach-Bayreuth partOf Franconian Circle
Swabian League hasMember Franconian Circle
this entity surface form: Franconian estates
Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) hasPart Franconian Circle
subject surface form: Imperial Circles
Duchy of Franconia followedBy Franconian Circle
County of Wertheim partOf Franconian Circle
County of Hohenlohe partOf Franconian Circle
Imperial Knights of the Holy Roman Empire organizedIn Franconian Circle
this entity surface form: Franconian Circle of Imperial Knights
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach memberOf Franconian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt partOf Franconian Circle
Duke of Franconia hasSuccessorEntity Franconian Circle
Burgraves of Nuremberg partOf Franconian Circle
this entity surface form: Franconian imperial territories