Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg

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The Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in which the bishop of Magdeburg wielded both spiritual authority and secular territorial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ecclesiastical principality
Prince-bishopric
State of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duchy of Saxony
Margraviate of Brandenburg
capital Magdeburg
centralReligiousBuilding Magdeburg Cathedral
country Holy Roman Empire
diocese Archbishopric of Magdeburg
surface form: Archdiocese of Magdeburg
exercisesPowerOver Rural parishes within its territory
Towns within its territory
follows Canon law
governmentForm Elective monarchy
Prince-bishopric
hasCapital Magdeburg
hasCathedral Magdeburg Cathedral
hasEcclesiasticalRank Archbishopric
hasEconomicActivity Agriculture
Toll collection
Trade along the Elbe River
hasFeudalStructure Yes
hasJudicialSystem Ecclesiastical courts
Territorial courts
hasMilitaryObligations To the Holy Roman Emperor
hasNobility Cathedral chapter canons
Territorial knights
hasRulerTitle Archbishop of Magdeburg
surface form: Prince-archbishop of Magdeburg
hasSecularStatus Imperial estate
hasSpiritualRuler Archbishop of Magdeburg
hasTaxationRight Clergy within its territory
Laity within its territory
hasTerritorialRuler Archbishop of Magdeburg
hasTypeOfAuthority Secular territorial power
Spiritual authority
language Latin
Middle Low German
locatedIn Central Germany
Saxony
locatedOn Elbe
surface form: Elbe River
namedAfter Magdeburg
officeHolderRole Prince-archbishop
partOf German stem duchies region
Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Catholic clergy
representedIn Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
seatOf Archbishop of Magdeburg

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg historicalPrecursor Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg
Duchy of Magdeburg replaces Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Magdeburg