Bishopric of Cologne

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The Bishopric of Cologne was a significant ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Cologne, ruled by powerful prince-bishops who held both spiritual and temporal authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ecclesiastical principality
Prince-bishopric
State of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Westphalia
capital Cologne
coatOfArms Black cross on silver field with red shield of Cologne
commonLanguage German
Ripuarian Franconian
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Cologne mark
diocese Ecclesiastical province of Cologne
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
dissolvedBy German mediatization
dissolvedDuring Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
ecclesiasticalRank Archbishopric
electoralStatus Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime 1803
governmentForm Elective monarchy
Theocratic monarchy
hadEnclave Duchy of Westphalia
surface form: Westphalia
hadRepresentativeBody Cathedral chapter of Cologne
hasAuthorityType Spiritual authority
Temporal authority
heldImperialOffice Archchancellor of Italy
highPointOfPower High Middle Ages
locatedIn Cologne
Present-day Germany
Rhineland
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
notableRuler Clemens August of Bavaria
Engelbert II of Berg
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
Rainald of Dassel
officeHolderRole Prince-elector of Cologne
surface form: Elector of Cologne
officialLanguage Latin
partiallyLocatedOn Rhine
surface form: Rhine River
participatedIn Cologne War
Thirty Years' War
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rulerTitle Archbishop of Cologne
Prince-bishop of Cologne
startTime 10th century
successor Electorate of Cologne
Grand Duchy of Berg
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
typeOfJurisdiction Temporal lordship of a bishop

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Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Cologne
Electorate of Cologne diocese Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Cologne
Cologne isSeatOf Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
Albert the Great deathPlace Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Christian Gottlob Neefe employer Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Court of the Elector of Cologne
Bonn Minster formerDiocese Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Diocese of Cologne
Duchy of Jülich borderedBy Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Catholic Church hierarchy in the Holy Roman Empire governedTerritorialUnit Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne
Kolumba Museum operatedBy Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Cologne
Battle of Worringen 1288 belligerent Bishopric of Cologne
subject surface form: Battle of Worringen
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Battle of Worringen mainBelligerent Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Albert of Cologne placeOfDeath Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Bruno of Cologne birthPlace Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
House of Jülich diplomaticRelation Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg borderedBy Bishopric of Cologne
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Cologne
Cologne mark associatedWith Bishopric of Cologne