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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg canonical | 5 |
| Bishopric of Bamberg | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical principality
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prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Kunigunde of Luxembourg
NERFINISHED
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Saint Henry II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bishopSeat | Bamberg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Margraviate of Ansbach
NERFINISHED
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Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature |
diocesan crozier
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lion ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Gulden ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1802 ⓘ |
| era |
Early modern period
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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
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Otto of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Franconian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfFoundation |
consolidate imperial control in Franconia
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Catholic Church hierarchy in the Holy Roman Empire
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governedTerritorialUnit
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Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
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this entity surface form:
Bishopric of Bamberg