Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire

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The Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire were ecclesiastical principalities whose bishops held both spiritual authority and secular princely power within the Empire’s political structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
imperial estate
territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire
abolishedBy German mediatization
abolishedIn 1803
existedFrom High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
existedUntil dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
governedBy prince-bishops
hadMember Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Basel NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Brixen NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Cambrai NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Chur NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Cologne NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Constance NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Freising NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Mainz NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Metz NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Minden NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Münster NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Passau NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Speyer NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Trent NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Trier NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Verdun NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic combination of spiritual and temporal authority
ecclesiastical territories
feudal lordship over subjects
frequently contested elections by cathedral chapters
imperial immediacy
important role in Imperial Church System
integration of church office and princely rank
limited dynastic succession due to clerical celibacy
many were mediatized or secularized in early 19th century
often fragmented territorial structure
often influenced by local noble families
representation in the Imperial Diet
ruled by bishops as princes of the Empire
secular sovereignty within their territories
spiritual jurisdiction as diocesan bishops
subject to imperial investiture for temporalities
subject to papal confirmation of bishops
partOf Holy Roman Empire
subclassOf ecclesiastical state
prince-bishopric

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Bishopric of Utrecht partOf Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
Bishopric of Mönchengladbach partOf Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Empire ecclesiastical principalities
Prince-Bishopric of Worms category Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
Bishopric of Münster historicalRegion Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
Edict of Restitution restoredTo Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Catholic ecclesiastical princes
Prince-Bishopric of Verden governmentType Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Prince-bishopric
Prince-Bishopric of Verden category Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
Final Recess of the Imperial Deputation appliesToTerritory Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire