Elector of Würzburg

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The Elector of Würzburg was the ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg who held the prestigious rank of prince-elector within the Holy Roman Empire, combining both secular and ecclesiastical authority.

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Elector of Würzburg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical prince
prince-elector
ruler
title
appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
associatedWithBuilding Marienberg Fortress
Würzburg Residence
basedOn episcopal see of Würzburg
coatOfArms arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
combinesRole bishop
prince-bishop
secular ruler
confession Catholic
country Holy Roman Empire
createdBy Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
createdFrom secularization and reorganization of ecclesiastical territories
createdIn early 19th century
dissolvedFollowing dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
electoralDignity Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime 1814
exercisedPower spiritual authority as bishop of Würzburg
temporal authority over Würzburg territory
governmentForm ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
hasCapital Würzburg
hasRank imperial prince
prince-elector
hasSeat Würzburg Cathedral
Würzburg Residence
hasTerritory Franconia
Lower Franconia
heldOfficeIn Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
languageUsed German
locatedIn Franconia
Würzburg NERFINISHED
present-day Germany
memberOf College of Electors
officeHolderOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
partOf Holy Roman Empire
positionHeldBy Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rightTo participate in Imperial Diet
vote in election of the Holy Roman Emperor
startTime 1803
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
succeededBy Kingdom of Bavaria
titleHolderClass high nobility

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Prince-elector hasPart Elector of Würzburg