Bishop of Liège

E172011

The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Prince-Bishop of Liège 4
Bishop of Liège canonical 2
Bishop of Maastricht 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishopric
ecclesiastical office
prince-bishop
appliesToJurisdiction Diocese of Liège
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
borderedBy Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Limburg
country Holy Roman Empire
gainedPrincelyStatusInCentury 10th century
hasAuthorityOver clergy of the Diocese of Liège
territories of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
hasRole secular ruler of Liège
spiritual ruler of Liège
temporal prince of the Holy Roman Empire
hasTitle Lord of Liège
Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
heldImperialSeatAt Imperial Diet
historicalLanguageOfAdministration Latin
Middle Dutch
Middle French
historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
locatedIn Liège
present-day Belgium
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
notableOfficeHolder Erard de la Marck
George of Austria (bishop of Liège)
Louis of Bourbon (bishop of Liège)
Notger of Liège
officeAbolishedBy French Revolutionary authorities
officeAbolishedInYear 1795
officeCreatedFrom Bishop of Maastricht
linked to: Bishop of Liège

Bishop of Tongeren
linked to: Bishop of Liège
officeEstablishedInCentury 8th century
officeHolderBecame Prince-Bishop of Liège
partOf Lower Lorraine (historical region)
linked to: Lower Lorraine

Prince-Bishopric of Liège
positionHeldIn Catholic Church
rankInEmpire imperial prince
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Liège
seat Liège Cathedral
spiritualPower ordination of priests in the diocese
oversight of liturgy in the diocese
teaching authority in matters of faith
successorOffice Bishop of Liège (modern purely spiritual office)
temporalPower imperial immediacy within the Holy Roman Empire
right to administer justice in the prince-bishopric
right to levy taxes in the prince-bishopric
typeOfGovernment theocratic monarchy

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Referenced by (8)

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

Prince-Bishopric of Liège religiousLeader Bishop of Liège
Prince-Bishopric of Liège temporalLeader Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
County of Loon suzerain Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
Bishop of Liège officeCreatedFrom Bishop of Tongeren
linked to: Bishop of Liège
Bishop of Liège officeCreatedFrom Bishop of Maastricht
linked to: Bishop of Liège
Bishop of Liège hasTitle Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
Count of Loon suzerain Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
Ernst of Bavaria positionHeld Bishop of Liège