Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg

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The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Augsburg, ruled by a Catholic prince-bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.

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Label Occurrences
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg canonical 19
Bishopric of Augsburg 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
state of the Holy Roman Empire
bishopricCreated early Middle Ages
borderedBy Bishopric of Augsburg (spiritual jurisdiction)
Duchy of Bavaria
Free Imperial City of Augsburg
capital Augsburg
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Gulden
Kreuzer
diocese Diocese of Augsburg
dissolved 1803
established 8th century
establishedAsPrinceBishopric 11th century
event German mediatization
existedDuring Early modern period
Middle Ages
governmentType theocratic monarchy
hadDualAuthority spiritual and temporal
hadEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Augsburg
hadFormOfGovernment ecclesiastical principality
hadReligion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hadSecularization 1803
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet
hasCapital Augsburg
heldImperialImmediacy yes
historicalRegion Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
locatedIn Bavaria
Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
locatedInPresentDay Germany
memberOf Swabian Circle
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religionType Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Augsburg
seatOfBishop Augsburg Cathedral
sovereign Prince-Bishop
successor Electorate of Bavaria
typeOfState territorial state
wasPartOf Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
wasRuledBy Catholic prince-bishop

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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Upper Swabia historicalAffiliation Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Swabian Circle hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Upper German Reichskreis hasMember Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Egg an der Günz hasHistoricalAffiliation Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Dillingen an der Donau historicalAffiliation Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Abbacy of Kempten borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire hadMember Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Free Imperial City of Augsburg hasArchbishopric Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Free Imperial City of Augsburg coexistsWith Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Magyar siege of Augsburg (955) hasParticipant Bishopric of Augsburg
linked to: Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
University of Dillingen foundedBy Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
University of Dillingen controlledBy Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Catholic League of German Princes hasPart Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg partOf Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg positionHeldIn Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg authorityOver Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Bishopric of Augsburg (spiritual jurisdiction) distinctFrom Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg