Archbishop of Magdeburg

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The Archbishop of Magdeburg was a leading medieval ecclesiastical prince of the Holy Roman Empire, overseeing a major archdiocese and wielding both spiritual authority and significant political power in central Germany.

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Prince-archbishop of Magdeburg 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince-Archbishop
archbishopric
ecclesiastical office
appliesToJurisdiction Archdiocese of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
confessionalChange Reformation period
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedOrAbolished Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED
endTime 1648
17th century
exercised secular lordship
spiritual authority
temporal power
hasCapital Magdeburg NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn Christianization of the Slavs east of the Elbe
imperial politics in central Germany
hasJurisdictionOver Archdiocese of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
suffragan dioceses in central Germany
hasTerritorialBase Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
hasTitle Archbishop
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saxony NERFINISHED
central Germany
officeCreated 10th century
officeHolderRole imperial prince
metropolitan bishop
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy Adalbert of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Albrecht II of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
Christian Wilhelm of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED
Wichmann von Seeburg NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Latin Church NERFINISHED
residence Magdeburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
seat Magdeburg NERFINISHED
significantBuilding Magdeburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
significantEvent foundation of the archdiocese in 968
startTime 968
subordinateTo Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED
successorEntity Duchy of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
successorState Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes lands around Magdeburg
parts of the Elbe River region
usedLanguage Latin
Middle High German NERFINISHED

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Albert of Brandenburg appliesToPosition Archbishop of Magdeburg
Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg hasRulerTitle Archbishop of Magdeburg
this entity surface form: Prince-archbishop of Magdeburg
Albert of Brandenburg positionHeld Archbishop of Magdeburg
Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg seatOf Archbishop of Magdeburg
Magdeburg Cathedral wasSeatOf Archbishop of Magdeburg