Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg

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The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a Catholic prince-bishop and centered on the city of Würzburg in Franconia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
former state
prince-bishopric
bishopricFounded 8th century
borderedBy County of Henneberg
Margraviate of Bayreuth
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
capital Würzburg
coatOfArms arms of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
continent Europe
currency Gulden
Kreuzer
diocese Diocese of Würzburg
dissolvedBy German mediatization
endDate 1803
establishedBy elevation of the Bishop of Würzburg to imperial prince
governmentType elective monarchy
theocratic monarchy
hadImperialCircle Franconian Circle
hadRepresentationIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
language German
legalStatus immediate territory of the Empire
locatedIn Franconia
present-day Germany
mainCathedral Würzburg Cathedral
mainRiver Main River
linked to: River Main
notableEvent Thirty Years' War
Würzburg witch trials
notableRuler Franz Ludwig von Erthal
Johann Philipp von Schönborn
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn
partOf Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Bishopric of Würzburg
primaryConfession Roman Catholic
rankInEmpire imperial prince
region Lower Franconia
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic ecclesiastical state
religiousOrderInfluence Capuchins
linked to: Capuchin

Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
residence Würzburg Residence
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
secularization 1803
sovereign Holy Roman Emperor
startDate 1168
successor Electorate of Bavaria
Grand Duchy of Würzburg
usedTitle Duke of Franconia

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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Philipp Franz von Siebold placeOfBirth Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Catholic League hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn workLocation Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Würzburg witch trials location Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Duchy of Franconia followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
County of Wertheim borderedBy Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Schweinfurt (district) hasHistoricalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg predecessor Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Duke of Franconia associatedWithInstitution Prince-bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes hasNotableMember Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Franconian Circle containsTerritory Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Grand Duchy of Würzburg predecessor Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Elector of Würzburg appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Elector of Würzburg officeHolderOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Mission of Saint Boniface notableFoundation Bishopric of Würzburg
subject linked to: mission of Saint Boniface
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Upper German Reichskreis hasMember Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
War of the Succession of Landshut involved Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Diocese of Würzburg historicalPrecursor Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Königsberg in Franken hasHistoricRegion Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal birthPlace Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire hadMember Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Echter associatedWithTerritory Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
House of Echter associatedWith Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
House of Echter politicalInfluenceArea Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
cathedral chapter of Würzburg partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
cathedral chapter of Würzburg playedRoleIn ecclesiastical administration of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
cathedral chapter of Würzburg wasPowerfulIn Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn politicalEntityRuled Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Würzburg heritageOf historic Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Bishop Bruno of Würzburg seeAlso Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Abbé Vogler placeOfBirth Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Catholic League of German Princes hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
House of Schönborn associatedWith Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Buchbrunn hasHistoricalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
County of Henneberg dividedBetween Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
County of Henneberg hadDynasticRelationsWith Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
County of Henneberg borderedBy Bishopric of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Johann Philipp von Schönborn residence Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Johann Philipp von Schönborn sphereOfInfluence Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg