Prince-Bishopric of Passau

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The Prince-Bishopric of Passau was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority, centered on the city of Passau in present-day Bavaria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
capital Passau
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
Kreuzer
episcopalSee Passau Cathedral
existedWithin Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
governmentForm theocratic monarchy
hasAdministrativeCenter Passau
hasBishopSeat Diocese of Passau
hasCoatOfArmsElement wolf of Passau
hasConfluence Danube–Inn–Ilz confluence at Passau
hasEcclesiasticalRank diocese
hasJurisdiction territory along the Danube around Passau
hasLanguage German
hasLegalStatus imperial immediacy
hasLegislature prince-bishop and cathedral chapter
hasMainRiver Danube
hasNeighbor Archbishopric of Salzburg
Bohemia
Duchy of Bavaria
hasPoliticalSystem prince-bishopric
hasReligion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasSecularRank imperial prince
hasSovereigntyType immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
hasSpiritualAuthority Diocese of Passau
hasTemporalAuthority territories of the prince-bishopric
hasTerritorialCore city of Passau
hasTypeOfState ecclesiastical state
historicalRegion Bavarian Forest region
Lower Bavaria
isRuledBy Catholic bishop
isSeatOf Prince-Bishop of Passau
locatedIn Bavaria
Central Europe
Germany
partOf Bavarian Circle
Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Passau
sovereign Prince-Bishop of Passau
todayLocatedIn Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

Free State of Bavaria
linked to: Bavaria
usesBuildingAsCathedral Passau Cathedral

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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Elector of Regensburg (1803–1810) predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Passau (partial)
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Passau historicalRegion Bishopric of Passau
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Passau