Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz

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ecclesiastical principality electorate of the Holy Roman Empire state of the Holy Roman Empire

The Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz was a powerful ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire whose archbishop served as archchancellor and one of the leading prince-electors.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Electorate of Mainz	9
Archbishop of Mainz	3
Diocese of Mainz	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical principality ⓘ electorate of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
borderedBy	Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Cologne ⓘ Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ surface form: Electorate of Trier Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Electoral Palatinate ⓘ surface form: Palatinate Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms	Wheel of Mainz ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolvedBy	German mediatization ⓘ Reichsdeputationshauptschluss ⓘ
electorRank	ecclesiastical elector ⓘ
endTime	1803 ⓘ
governmentType	Electorate ⓘ Prince-archbishopric ⓘ
hadImportantCity	Aschaffenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Erfurt ⓘ
hadJurisdictionOver	Mainz Cathedral Chapter ⓘ Mainz ⓘ surface form: city of Mainz territories along the Rhine ⓘ
hasOfficeHolder	Archbishop of Mainz ⓘ
hasRole	Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
heldTitle	Archbishop of Mainz ⓘ surface form: Primate of Germany
language	German ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ
lostTerritoryIn	Treaty of Campo Formio ⓘ surface form: Treaties of Campo Formio and Lunéville
lostTerritoryTo	France ⓘ
notableEvent	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ
officeHolderAlso	Archchancellor of Germany ⓘ surface form: Imperial Archchancellor for Germany
partOf	Upper Rhenish Circle ⓘ
predecessor	Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Diocese of Mainz
rankInElectoralCollege	presiding elector ⓘ
rankInEmpire	first among ecclesiastical princes ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seatOf	Electoral college member for Mainz ⓘ
startTime	8th century ⓘ
successor	Duchy of Nassau ⓘ Electorate of Regensburg ⓘ Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Duchy of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
symbol	silver wheel on red field ⓘ