Prince-Bishopric of Münster

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The Prince-Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both secular and spiritual authority over the region in what is now northwestern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy County of Bentheim
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Westphalia
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
United Provinces of the Netherlands
linked to: Dutch Republic
capital Münster
coatOfArms arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster
commonLanguage High German
Low German
conflict Franco-Dutch War
Seven Years' War
Siege of Groningen (1672)
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
diocesanSee Diocese of Münster
dissolutionCause German mediatization
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
endDate 1803
governmentForm elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadSecularAuthorityOver territory around Münster
hadSpiritualAuthorityOver Diocese of Münster
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
hostedEvent negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia
linked to: Peace of Westphalia
locatedIn Northwestern Germany
Westphalia
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
modernTerritoryIncludes Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
notableRuler Christoph Bernhard von Galen
Ferdinand von Fürstenberg
officialLanguage Latin
partiallySuccessor Kingdom of Westphalia
participatedIn Peace of Westphalia
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Münster
sovereigntyStatus immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
startDate ca. 12th century
successor Duchy of Arenberg
Duchy of Oldenburg
Electorate of Hanover
Grand Duchy of Berg
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
typeOfState temporal possession of a bishop

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Rampjaar involvedCountry Prince-Bishopric of Münster
subject linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Bernhard von Galen deathPlace Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen diocese Diocese of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen partOf Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen title Prince-Bishop of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Franco-Dutch War mainBelligerent Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Franco-Dutch War alliedWith Prince-Bishopric of Münster
States Army of the Dutch Republic primaryOpponent Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Prince-Bishopric of Münster rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Johann von Galen occupation Prince-Bishop of Münster
subject linked to: von Galen
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Münster
subject linked to: House of Galen
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
House of Galen associatedWith Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Münster
subject linked to: Bombing Bernard
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen monarchOf Prince-Bishopric of Münster
subject linked to: Bombing Bernard
Lord of Ahaus locatedIn Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Lord of Ahaus subordinateTo Prince-Bishop of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Lord of Ahaus partOf Westphalian territories of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Cathedral Chapter of Münster locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory Prince-Bishopric of Münster
subject linked to: cathedral chapter of Münster
Treaty of Nijmegen signatory Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Münster wasBishopricSeatOf Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Johann Georg Hamann placeOfDeath Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Kanonen-Bernhard associatedWith Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bernhard von Galen officeControlled Prince-Bishopric of Münster
subject linked to: Kanonen-Bernhard
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Diocese of Münster historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Siege of Groningen (1672) attacker Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
County of Mark borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Duchy of Mark borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Westerwolde historicallyContestedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster locatedIn Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster opponent Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bremen-Verden borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Third Anglo-Dutch War belligerent Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Bommen Berend associatedPlace Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Duchy of Cleves borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Province of Westphalia follows Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic country Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Münster army country Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Münster army allegiance Prince-Bishopric of Münster