Free Imperial City of Donauwörth

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The Free Imperial City of Donauwörth was an autonomous city within the Holy Roman Empire, located in present-day Bavaria, notable for its strategic position on the Danube and its role in the religious and political conflicts of the early 17th century.

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Free Imperial City of Donauwörth canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former city-state ⓘ
free imperial city ⓘ
afterAnnexationConfession re-Catholicized under Bavarian rule ⓘ
annexationYear 1607 ⓘ
annexedBy Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
capital Donauwörth ⓘ
confession largely Protestant before 1607 ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
gainedImperialImmediacy 13th century ⓘ
governmentType republican city government ⓘ
hadRight seat and vote in the Imperial Diet ⓘ
historicalRegion Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
language German ⓘ
legalStatus immediate territory of the Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Swabian Circle ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Bavaria ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Danube ⓘ
Wörnitz ⓘ
linked to: River Wörnitz
lostImperialImmediacy 1607 ⓘ
majorEvent Donauwörth procession incident ⓘ
majorEventYear 1606 ⓘ
notableFor example of loss of imperial city autonomy in early 17th century ⓘ
religious processions conflict ⓘ
nowPartOf Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: Germany

Free State of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Bavaria
partOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
playedRoleIn confessional conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
political tensions preceding the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
predecessor medieval town of Donauwörth ⓘ
relatedTo Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ
formation of the Protestant Union ⓘ
religionConflict Catholic–Protestant tensions ⓘ
sovereign Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
status imperial immediacy ⓘ
strategicImportance Danube river crossing ⓘ
trade and military route junction ⓘ
successor Bavarian district town of Donauwörth ⓘ
triggered Bavarian military intervention ⓘ
Imperial ban on Donauwörth ⓘ

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Evangelical Union → hasMember → Free Imperial City of Donauwörth ⓘ