Bishopric of Utrecht

E171050

The Bishopric of Utrecht was a powerful medieval prince-bishopric in the Low Countries that combined spiritual authority with secular rule over large parts of what is now the central and eastern Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Catholic diocese
former state
prince-bishopric
absorbedInto Habsburg domains of Charles V
linked to: Habsburg Spain
borderedBy Bishopric of Münster
County of Holland
Duchy of Guelders
capital Utrecht
coatOfArms red cross on white field with quartered red and white shield
conflict Guelders Wars
Hook and Cod wars
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Utrecht penny
dioceseEstablished 695
dissolvedBy Treaty of Schoonhoven (1528)
endTime 1528
16th century
establishedBy mission of Saint Willibrord
firstBishop Willibrord
governmentType prince-bishopric
theocratic monarchy
hasRole spiritual authority
temporal ruler
language Latin
Middle Dutch
locatedIn Low Countries
present-day Netherlands
notableBishop David of Burgundy
Frederick of Blankenheim
Philip of Burgundy
overlord Holy Roman Emperor
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Cologne
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Missionary diocese of Utrecht
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruledBy Prince-bishop of Utrecht
linked to: Bishop of Utrecht
seat Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht
secularization 1528
startTime 695
8th century
successor Habsburg Netherlands
Lordship of Utrecht
temporalPrincipalityEstablished 11th century
territoryIncludes Nedersticht
Oversticht
parts of modern province of Gelderland
parts of modern province of Overijssel
parts of modern province of Utrecht

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

Overijssel historicalAffiliation Bishopric of Utrecht
Lordship of Overijssel precededBy Bishopric of Utrecht
Lord of the Netherlands hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Lordship of Utrecht predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Traiectum civilSuccessor Medieval Utrecht
subject linked to: Roman fort Traiectum
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Duchy of Guelders borderedBy Bishopric of Utrecht
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht historicalPrecursor Medieval Diocese of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht hasHistoricalContinuityWith Old medieval Diocese of Utrecht (pre-Reformation)
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Lord of the Seventeen Provinces sovereigntyOver Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Union of Brussels includes Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Oversticht partOf Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Oversticht partOf Bishopric of Utrecht
Bishopric of Haarlem predecessor Diocese of Utrecht (medieval) as regional ecclesiastical authority
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Joachim Wtewael placeOfBirth Bishopric of Utrecht
Burgundian Circle appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
County of Zutphen borderedBy Bishopric of Utrecht
Gelre borderedBy Bishopric of Utrecht
Bishopric of Utrecht predecessor Missionary diocese of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Diocese of Liège borderedByHistorical Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Lordship of Drenthe overlord Bishopric of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht (1528) signatory Bishopric of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht (1528) appliesToTerritory Bishopric of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht (1528) transferredFrom Bishopric of Utrecht
Lower Lorraine includesTerritory Bishopric of Utrecht
Lower Lorraine hasSuccessor Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
County of Guelders borderedBy Bishopric of Utrecht
Ecclesiastical province of Utrecht hasHistoricalPredecessor Medieval Archdiocese of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens placeOfBirth Bishopric of Utrecht
Bishop of Utrecht appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Bishop of Utrecht hasJurisdictionOver Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Sticht Utrecht alsoKnownAs Bishopric of Utrecht
Sticht Utrecht alsoKnownAs Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Sticht Utrecht predecessor Missionary bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Nedersticht partOf Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Nedersticht partOf Temporalities of the Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Nedersticht capitalOf Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
linked to: Bishopric of Utrecht
Nedersticht partOf Bishopric of Utrecht
Upper Sticht locatedIn Bishopric of Utrecht
subject linked to: upper Sticht
Upper Sticht governedBy Bishopric of Utrecht
subject linked to: upper Sticht