Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg

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The Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual authority and secular power over its territory.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality ⓘ
prince-bishopric ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Kunigunde of Luxembourg ⓘ
Saint Henry II ⓘ
linked to: Henry II
bishopSeat Bamberg Cathedral ⓘ
borderedBy Margraviate of Ansbach ⓘ
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ
capital Bamberg ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature diocesan crozier ⓘ
lion ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
currency Gulden ⓘ
dissolved 1802 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
established 1007 ⓘ
foundedBy Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
governmentForm elective monarchy ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ
hadCathedralChapter Bamberg Cathedral Chapter ⓘ
hadDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bamberg ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Bamberg
hadImperialEstateStatus yes ⓘ
hadRepresentationIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Diet
heldImperialImmediacy yes ⓘ
historicalRegion Upper Franconia ⓘ
language German ⓘ
lastPrinceBishop Georg Karl von Fechenbach ⓘ
legalStatus Imperial Estate ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Estates
locatedIn Franconia ⓘ
present-day Germany ⓘ
mainReligion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
notableRuler Georg Karl von Fechenbach ⓘ
Otto of Bamberg ⓘ
partOf Franconian Circle ⓘ
purposeOfFoundation consolidate imperial control in Franconia ⓘ
strengthen Christianity in the region ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Bamberg ⓘ
secularAuthority territorial lordship over its lands ⓘ
secularized 1802 ⓘ
sovereigntyLevel immediate to the Emperor ⓘ
spiritualJurisdiction Diocese of Bamberg ⓘ
successorState Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
territoryTransferredTo Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
typeOfState temporal possession of a bishop ⓘ

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Forchheim → historicRegion → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg → borderedBy → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt → borderedBy → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes → hasNotableMember → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Franconian Circle → containsTerritory → Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Upper German Reichskreis → hasMember → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
War of the Succession of Landshut → involved → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Fulda → borderedBy → Bamberg Prince-Bishopric ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Alte Hofhaltung → ownedBy → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire → hadMember → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Bamberg witch trials → locatedIn → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
Bamberg witch trials → carriedOutBy → authorities of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Catholic League of German Princes → hasPart → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ
House of Schönborn → associatedWith → Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ