Bishopric of Cambrai
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The Bishopric of Cambrai was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in the Low Countries centered on the city of Cambrai, notable as both a religious and political authority within the Holy Roman Empire.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ecclesiastical principality
ⓘ
Former Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ Prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Artois
ⓘ
County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
|
| capital | Cambrai ⓘ |
| cathedral | Cambrai Cathedral ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dioceseEstablished | 6th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Concordat of 1801 ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRuler | Bishop of Cambrai ⓘ |
| endTime | 1802 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Archdiocese of Cambrai ⓘ |
| governmentType | Prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Cambrai
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cambrai
surrounding territory of Cambresis ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Spiritual authority
ⓘ
Temporal authority ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle French ⓘ Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ present-day France ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
French occupation in the 17th century
ⓘ
Incorporation into Burgundian sphere of influence in the 15th century ⓘ Secularization during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle |
Bishop of Cambrai
ⓘ
Prince-bishop of Cambrai ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ecclesiastical province of Reims
ⓘ
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Circle of Westphalia
|
| politicalStatus | Imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bishopric of Arras
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocese of Arras-Cambrai
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Combination of secular and ecclesiastical power
ⓘ
Role in politics of the Low Countries ⓘ Status as an imperial fief ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 6th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims ⓘ |
| temporalPrincipalityRecognized | 11th century ⓘ |
| temporalRuler |
Bishop of Cambrai
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-bishop of Cambrai
|
| typeOfJurisdiction | Diocese ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.