Free Imperial City of Biberach

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The Free Imperial City of Biberach was a self-governing city-state within the Holy Roman Empire that later aligned with the Protestant Evangelical Union during the early 17th century religious conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
free imperial city
alignedWith Protestant Evangelical Union NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms of Biberach an der Riß NERFINISHED
confessionalPolicy parity between Catholics and Protestants
country Holy Roman Empire
economy regional trade center
event mediatisation
geographicalFeature Riß River NERFINISHED
governmentForm republic
hadInstitution city church of St. Martin NERFINISHED
guild system
hadLegislature city council of Biberach NERFINISHED
hadMixedConfession yes
hadRepresentationIn College of Free Cities of the Reichstag NERFINISHED
hadRight Reichstag representation
self-governance
hadUrbanFortifications yes
hasCapital Biberach an der Riß NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
knownFor bi-confessional governance
craft guilds
textile trade
language German
legalStatus immediate imperial estate
locatedIn Swabia NERFINISHED
present-day Baden-Württemberg
lostStatusIn early 19th century
namedAfter Biberach an der Riß NERFINISHED
participatedIn Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
partOf Swabian Circle NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Protestant estates of the Empire NERFINISHED
politicalStructure council-led city republic
region Upper Swabia NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
sovereign Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
status imperial immediacy
successorState Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED
todayPartOf Germany NERFINISHED
district of Biberach
typeOfAutonomy imperial city autonomy
wasSubjectTo Imperial Chamber Court NERFINISHED

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Evangelical Union hasMember Free Imperial City of Biberach