Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
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The Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück was a powerful ecclesiastical ruler in the Holy Roman Empire who combined the roles of Roman Catholic bishop and secular prince over the Osnabrück territory.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Osnabrück | 1 |
| Prince-bishop of Osnabrück | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical principality
ⓘ
prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Diocese of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganExistence | 12th century ⓘ |
| capital | Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couldConclude | limited treaties ⓘ |
| couldLevy | taxes in its territory ⓘ |
| couldMint | coins (in some periods) ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | German mediatization ⓘ |
| endedExistence | early 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentForm | elective monarchy ⓘ |
| hadElectoralBody | cathedral chapter of Osnabrück ⓘ |
| hadImperialImmediateStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryObligationsTo | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadVoteIn | Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
spiritual authority over the Diocese of Osnabrück
ⓘ
temporal authority over the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Roman Catholic bishop
ⓘ
secular prince ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | prince-bishop ⓘ |
| heldBy | Bishop of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldJurisdictionOver |
Osnabrück territory
ⓘ
subjects of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Low German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate territory of the Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| rank | prince of the Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| seat | Osnabrück Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory | Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarch | prince-bishop ⓘ |
| wasBoth |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
secular rulership ⓘ |
| wasImperialEstate | Reichsstand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | prince-bishoprics in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| wasRuledBy | cathedral chapter of Osnabrück (electorally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSecularizedIn | 1803 ⓘ |
| wasSubjectTo |
canon law
ⓘ
imperial law ⓘ |
| wasTypicalOf | ecclesiastical principalities in the Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prince-bishop of Osnabrück
this entity surface form:
Bishop of Osnabrück