Three Bishoprics
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The Three Bishoprics were a strategic group of ecclesiastical principalities—Metz, Toul, and Verdun—in northeastern France that became a key contested frontier between France and the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionMethod | military occupation ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmperor | Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Bishopric of Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bishopric of Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ Bishopric of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfDeJureCessionToFrance | 1648 ⓘ |
| dateOfFrenchOccupation | 1552 ⓘ |
| governmentForm | ecclesiastical principality ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| historicalFunction | buffer zone between French and Imperial lands ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalStatusBefore1552 | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryEvent | Siege of Metz (1552–1553) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | border region between France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| presentDayDepartmentIncludes |
Meurthe-et-Moselle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Grand Est region of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyPartOf | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyRuledBy | Prince-bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsFrenchBy | Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | ecclesiastical territory ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French occupation of 1552
ⓘ
Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Chambord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between France and Germany
ⓘ
frontier between France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.