Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen

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The Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen was a small ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-provost who held both secular authority and religious office.

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Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
former state
imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy Duchy of Württemberg
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
capital Ellwangen
coatOfArms arms of the Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Kreuzer
South German gulden
dissolvedOrAbolished 1802
established 1460
event German mediatization
governmentType theocratic monarchy
hasAdministrativeCenter Ellwangen (Jagst)
hasEcclesiasticalRank imperial abbey raised to prince-provostry
hasJurisdiction ecclesiastical authority over its chapter
secular authority over its territory
hasLeaderRoleCombination secular prince and ecclesiastical provost
hasParliament chapter of canons of Ellwangen
hasTerritorialType discontinuous territory
hasTypeOfRuler prince of the Holy Roman Empire
provost
historicalRegion Franconia
Swabia
linked to: Alemannia
locatedInPresentDay Baden-Württemberg
Germany
mergedInto Württemberg
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)

Swabian Circle
precededBy Ellwangen Abbey
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousHeadquarters Ellwangen Abbey church
religiousOrder secular canonry
rulerTitle prince-provost
sovereignty immediate to the emperor
status immediate ecclesiastical territory
subdivisionType immediate territory
successorState Duchy of Württemberg
Kingdom of Württemberg
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages

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Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes hasNotableMember Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen