Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt

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The Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
architectureStyle Baroque
borderedBy Duchy of Bavaria
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
capital Eichstätt
coatOfArmsFeature bishop’s crozier
checkered Franconian rake (Franconian coat of arms element)
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
Kreuzer
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt
dissolutionEvent Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
dissolutionReason German mediatization
endTime 1803
establishedAsDiocese 8th century
governmentForm elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
heldImperialEstate yes
historicalRegion Franconia
imperialEstateStatus Imperial immediacy
locatedIn Franconia
present-day Bavaria
mainCathedral Eichstätt Cathedral
notableRuler Johann Konrad von Gemmingen
Marquard II Schenk von Castell
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Franconian Circle
predecessor Bishopric of Eichstätt
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderInfluence Benedictines
religiousOrderPresence Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt
seat Eichstätt Cathedral
spiritualJurisdiction Diocese of Eichstätt
startTime 745
successor Electorate of Bavaria
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (briefly, in territorial arrangements)
temporalRuler Bishop of Eichstätt
todayPartOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

Free State of Bavaria
linked to: Bavaria

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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach borderedBy Bishopric of Eichstätt
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
Franconian Circle containsTerritory Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt