Prince-Bishop of Verden

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The Prince-Bishop of Verden was a medieval and early modern ecclesiastical ruler who governed the Prince-Bishopric of Verden within the Holy Roman Empire, combining religious authority with secular princely power.

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Prince-bishop of Verden 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
ecclesiastical prince
imperial prince
combinedOfficeWith bishop of Verden NERFINISHED
combinesRoleOf secular ruler
spiritual leader
country Holy Roman Empire
exercised spiritual authority
temporal power
existedWithin feudal system of the Holy Roman Empire
governed Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED
governedAs monarch
governmentForm prince-bishopric
hadCapital Verden an der Aller NERFINISHED
hadGovernmentType theocratic monarchy
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction Diocese of Verden NERFINISHED
hasTitle Prince-Bishop
heldFeudalStatus immediate vassal of the emperor
heldOfficeIn Latin Church NERFINISHED
heldRank Reichsfürst
languageOfAdministration German
Latin
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany NERFINISHED
partOf Holy Roman Empire
positionHeldOver Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seat Verden NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
typeOf territorial prince-bishop
wasAbolishedBy secularization
wasMemberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED
wasRulerOf imperial state
wasSecularizedInto Principality of Verden NERFINISHED
wasSovereignOf Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED
wasSubjectTo canon law
imperial law

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Duke of Bremen-Verden predecessorTitle Prince-Bishop of Verden
Prince-Bishopric of Verden rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Verden
this entity surface form: Prince-bishop of Verden