Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

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The Prince-Bishop of Würzburg was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the Würzburg prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, combining the roles of Catholic bishop and territorial prince.

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Prince-Bishops of Würzburg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric office
territorial lordship
appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED
belongsToCategory Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-bishops
Würzburg NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED
combinesRole Catholic bishop
territorial prince
country Holy Roman Empire
endedBy German mediatization NERFINISHED
exercisedJurisdictionOver surrounding territories in Franconia
town of Würzburg
governmentForm ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver secular affairs in the prince-bishopric
spiritual affairs in the Diocese of Würzburg
hasCapital Würzburg NERFINISHED
hasLanguage German
Latin
hasTitleHolder Bishop of Würzburg NERFINISHED
heldImperialEstate Imperial immediacy
heldSpiritualPower yes
heldTemporalPower yes
historicalRegion Lower Franconia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Franconia NERFINISHED
Germany
present-day Bavaria
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
nobleRank Prince of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
officeCreatedInCentury 8th century
officeHoldersChosenBy cathedral chapter of Würzburg NERFINISHED
officeHoldersConfirmedBy Pope
officeHoldersWere consecrated bishops
officeSecularizedInYear 1803
partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Würzburg Residence NERFINISHED
seat Würzburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Pope NERFINISHED
successorEntity Grand Duchy of Würzburg NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
typeOfMonarch prince-prelate
usedTitle Duke of Franconia NERFINISHED
wasVassalOf Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED

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Balthasar Neumann employer Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
this entity surface form: Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Würzburg