Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg

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The Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual authority and secular power over its territory.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg canonical 5
Bishopric of Bamberg 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
associatedWithPerson Kunigunde of Luxembourg NERFINISHED
Saint Henry II NERFINISHED
bishopSeat Bamberg Cathedral NERFINISHED
borderedBy Margraviate of Ansbach NERFINISHED
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED
capital Bamberg NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsFeature diocesan crozier
lion
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
dissolved 1802
era Early modern period
Middle Ages
established 1007
foundedBy Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
governmentForm elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadCathedralChapter Bamberg Cathedral Chapter NERFINISHED
hadDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bamberg NERFINISHED
hadImperialEstateStatus yes
hadRepresentationIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
heldImperialImmediacy yes
historicalRegion Upper Franconia NERFINISHED
language German
lastPrinceBishop Georg Karl von Fechenbach NERFINISHED
legalStatus Imperial Estate NERFINISHED
locatedIn Franconia NERFINISHED
present-day Germany
mainReligion Catholicism NERFINISHED
notableRuler Georg Karl von Fechenbach NERFINISHED
Otto of Bamberg NERFINISHED
partOf Franconian Circle NERFINISHED
purposeOfFoundation consolidate imperial control in Franconia
strengthen Christianity in the region
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Bamberg NERFINISHED
secularAuthority territorial lordship over its lands
secularized 1802
sovereigntyLevel immediate to the Emperor
spiritualJurisdiction Diocese of Bamberg NERFINISHED
successorState Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED
territoryTransferredTo Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED
typeOfState temporal possession of a bishop

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Forchheim historicRegion Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes hasNotableMember Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Franconian Circle containsTerritory Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
this entity surface form: Bishopric of Bamberg