Free Imperial City of Donauwörth
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The Free Imperial City of Donauwörth was an autonomous city within the Holy Roman Empire, located in present-day Bavaria, notable for its strategic position on the Danube and its role in the religious and political conflicts of the early 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Imperial City of Donauwörth canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city-state
ⓘ
free imperial city ⓘ |
| afterAnnexationConfession | re-Catholicized under Bavarian rule ⓘ |
| annexationYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Duchy of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Donauwörth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confession | largely Protestant before 1607 ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| gainedImperialImmediacy | 13th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | republican city government ⓘ |
| hadRight | seat and vote in the Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate territory of the Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Swabian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Danube
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wörnitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostImperialImmediacy | 1607 ⓘ |
| majorEvent | Donauwörth procession incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEventYear | 1606 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of loss of imperial city autonomy in early 17th century
ⓘ
religious processions conflict ⓘ |
| nowPartOf |
Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free State of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
confessional conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
political tensions preceding the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| predecessor | medieval town of Donauwörth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formation of the Protestant Union ⓘ |
| religionConflict | Catholic–Protestant tensions ⓘ |
| sovereign | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Danube river crossing
ⓘ
trade and military route junction ⓘ |
| successor | Bavarian district town of Donauwörth ⓘ |
| triggered |
Bavarian military intervention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial ban on Donauwörth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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