Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

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The Prince-Bishop of Würzburg was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the Würzburg prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, combining the roles of Catholic bishop and territorial prince.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality ⓘ
prince-bishopric office ⓘ
territorial lordship ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ
belongsToCategory Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Prince-bishops ⓘ
Würzburg ⓘ
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ
combinesRole Catholic bishop ⓘ
territorial prince ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endedBy German mediatization ⓘ
exercisedJurisdictionOver surrounding territories in Franconia ⓘ
town of Würzburg ⓘ
governmentForm ecclesiastical principality ⓘ
prince-bishopric ⓘ
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Diet
hasAuthorityOver secular affairs in the prince-bishopric ⓘ
spiritual affairs in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ
hasCapital Würzburg ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
heldImperialEstate Imperial immediacy ⓘ
heldSpiritualPower yes ⓘ
heldTemporalPower yes ⓘ
historicalRegion Lower Franconia ⓘ
locatedIn Franconia ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
present-day Bavaria ⓘ
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
nobleRank Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
officeCreatedInCentury 8th century ⓘ
officeHoldersChosenBy cathedral chapter of Würzburg ⓘ
officeHoldersConfirmedBy Pope ⓘ
officeHoldersWere consecrated bishops ⓘ
officeSecularizedInYear 1803 ⓘ
partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Würzburg Residence ⓘ
seat Würzburg Cathedral ⓘ
subordinateTo Pope ⓘ
successorEntity Grand Duchy of Würzburg ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
typeOfMonarch prince-prelate ⓘ
usedTitle Duke of Franconia ⓘ
wasVassalOf Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg → rulerTitle → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
Balthasar Neumann → employer → Prince-Bishops of Würzburg ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Echter → nobleTitleHeldByMembers → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn → positionHeld → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
subject linked to: Echter
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn → occupation → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Echter
cathedral chapter of Würzburg → wasSubordinateTo → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
Friedrich Carl von Schönborn → positionHeld → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn → positionHeld → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
Tiepolo ceiling fresco in the grand staircase → patron → Prince-Bishop of Würzburg ⓘ
White Hall (Würzburg Residence) → associatedWith → Prince-Bishops of Würzburg ⓘ
subject linked to: White Hall
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Court Chapel → associatedWith → Prince-Bishops of Würzburg ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Residence Square → associatedWith → Prince-Bishops of Würzburg ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Court Gardens → designedFor → Würzburg prince-bishops ⓘ
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg