Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)

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The Prince-Bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire whose rulers held both spiritual and temporal power and exerted significant de facto influence in the Low Countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy County of Namur
linked to: Namur Province

Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Guelders
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Limburg
Duchy of Luxembourg
capital Liège
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Liège florin
diocese Diocese of Liège
dissolved 1795
endTime 1795
event Eighty Years' War
French Revolutionary Wars
Liège Revolution
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
exertedInfluenceOn Low Countries
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
governmentForm elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadDeFactoInfluence Low Countries
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
heldSpiritualPower yes
heldTemporalPower yes
language Dutch
French
Latin
Walloon
locatedIn Low Countries
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
memberOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
partOf Holy Roman Empire
presentInTerritoryOf Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousLeader Bishop of Liège
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Liège
startTime 980
temporalLeader Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège

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Referenced by (77)

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

Seventeen Provinces hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Habsburg Netherlands followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège (as independent neighbor)
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Middle Dutch spokenIn Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
United Kingdom of the Netherlands followedAfter Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Prince-Bishopric of Liège locatedIn Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Prince-Bishopric of Liège rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Prince-Bishopric of Liège exertedInfluenceOn Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Prince-Bishopric of Liège hadDeFactoInfluence Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
siege of Maastricht (1673) belligerent Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
States General of the Habsburg Netherlands hasJurisdictionOver Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Jan van Eyck placeOfBirth Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Duchy of Limburg borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands historicalPredecessor Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Province of Liège historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Lord of the Seventeen Provinces sovereigntyOver Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache placeOfBirth Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Burgundian Netherlands territoryIncludes Prince-Bishopric of Liège (partial influence)
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Battle of Rocoux location Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Battle of Rocoux countryAtTimeOfBattle Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor deathPlace Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
County of Loon partOf Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
County of Loon historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
County of Loon borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
County of Loon incorporatedInto Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Bishopric of Cambrai borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Duchy of Luxembourg borderedByHistoricalEntity Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Bishopric of Maastricht followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
County of Hainaut borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Duchy of Arenberg borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgium historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria placeOfDeath Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Sambre–Meuse campaign theatre Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Burgundian Circle appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire deathPlace Spa, Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Western Front of the War of the First Coalition geographicalFocus Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Giaches de Wert birthPlace Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Liège historicalEntity Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Southern Netherlands borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Herstal historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Liège Revolution hasLocation Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Liège florin usedIn Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Liège florin currencyOf Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Bishop of Liège partOf Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Bishop of Liège appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Bishop of Liège historicalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Diocese of Liège seeAlso Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
States General of Burgundy appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
Maaseik locatedInHistoricalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)