Sticht Utrecht

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Sticht Utrecht was a historical ecclesiastical principality in the Low Countries, centered on the city of Utrecht and ruled by the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Sticht Utrecht canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
former state
prince-bishopric
alsoKnownAs Bishopric of Utrecht
Bishopric of Utrecht
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
borderedBy County of Holland
Duchy of Guelders
Oversticht
capital Utrecht NERFINISHED
commonLanguage Middle Dutch
country Holy Roman Empire
currency various regional coins of the Low Countries
dissolvedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Utrecht
endTime 1528
event secularization of temporal power in 1528
feudalRank prince-bishopric
governmentType theocratic monarchy
hasTerritorialDivision Nedersticht
Oversticht
historicalRegion Northern Low Countries
includes Nedersticht
Oversticht
legalSystem canon law and local customary law
locatedInPresentDay Netherlands
province of Overijssel
province of Utrecht
mergedInto Habsburg Netherlands
militaryObligation provided troops to the Holy Roman Empire
notableCity Deventer NERFINISHED
Kampen
Zwolle NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Latin
overlord Holy Roman Emperor
partOf Burgundian Circle
Low Countries
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
predecessor Bishopric of Utrecht
surface form: Missionary bishopric of Utrecht
regionType temporal possessions of the Bishop of Utrecht
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ruledBy Bishop of Utrecht
surface form: Prince-Bishop of Utrecht
sovereign Bishop of Utrecht
surface form: Prince-Bishop of Utrecht
startTime 8th century
circa 695
successor Lordship of Overijssel
Lordship of Utrecht

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Oversticht subdivisionOf Sticht Utrecht