Bremen-Verden

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Bremen-Verden was a former duchy in northern Germany that emerged from the secularized prince-bishoprics of Bremen and Verden and was at times ruled in personal union by Sweden.

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Label Occurrences
Bremen-Verden canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former duchy
territorial state
borderedBy Duchy of Holstein
Free Imperial City of Bremen
linked to: Free City of Bremen

Lüneburg
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
capital Stade
cededBy Sweden
cededByTreaty Treaty of Stockholm (1719–1720)
cededTo Electorate of Hanover
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolved 1823
established 1648
establishedBy Peace of Westphalia
governmentForm monarchy
hadImportantRiver Elbe
Weser
hadPort Stade
hasPart Duchy of Bremen
Principality of Verden
language High German
Low German
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
occupiedBy Denmark-Norway
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
originatedFrom Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Prince-Bishopric of Verden
partOf Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Hanover
Swedish Empire
predecessor Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Prince-Bishopric of Verden
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
ruledInPersonalUnionBy Elector of Hanover
Swedish Crown
secularizedFrom Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Prince-Bishopric of Verden
sovereign Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Hanover
Sweden
successor Kingdom of Hanover
Stade Region
linked to: Stade
wasTheatreOf Great Northern War
Scanian War

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swedish Empire territoryIncludes Bremen-Verden
Duke of Bremen-Verden sovereignOver Bremen-Verden