Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes
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The Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes was the grouping of high-ranking clerical rulers within the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, representing prince-bishops and other spiritual princes.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes Context triple: [College of Princes, hasPart, Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes]
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Dean and Canons of Windsor
The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of clergy responsible for the spiritual life, administration, and maintenance of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Royal Peculiar
A Royal Peculiar is a Church of England parish or chapel that is exempt from diocesan authority and instead falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch.
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Seven Bishops
The Seven Bishops were a group of senior Anglican clergymen who famously opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence in 1688, becoming symbols of resistance to royal overreach in England.
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Prince of Wales’s chair
The Prince of Wales’s chair is a ceremonial seat in the UK House of Lords reserved for the heir apparent to the British throne.
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Sceptre with the Cross
The Sceptre with the Cross is a British royal ceremonial staff, part of the Crown Jewels, traditionally held by the monarch during coronations to symbolize temporal power under Christian authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes Target entity description: The Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes was the grouping of high-ranking clerical rulers within the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, representing prince-bishops and other spiritual princes.
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A.
Dean and Canons of Windsor
The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of clergy responsible for the spiritual life, administration, and maintenance of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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B.
Royal Peculiar
A Royal Peculiar is a Church of England parish or chapel that is exempt from diocesan authority and instead falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch.
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C.
Seven Bishops
The Seven Bishops were a group of senior Anglican clergymen who famously opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence in 1688, becoming symbols of resistance to royal overreach in England.
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D.
Prince of Wales’s chair
The Prince of Wales’s chair is a ceremonial seat in the UK House of Lords reserved for the heir apparent to the British throne.
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E.
Sceptre with the Cross
The Sceptre with the Cross is a British royal ceremonial staff, part of the Crown Jewels, traditionally held by the monarch during coronations to symbolize temporal power under Christian authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate body
ⓘ
imperial estate bench ⓘ |
| affectedBy | German mediatization ⓘ |
| composedOf | immediate ecclesiastical princes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bench of Secular Princes ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedAlongWith | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1806 ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governedBy |
canon law (for ecclesiastical aspects)
ⓘ
imperial public law (for estate status) ⓘ |
| governs | ecclesiastical principalities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes
ⓘ
surface form:
Bench of Spiritual Princes
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiastical Bench of the College of Princes
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| hasChamber | College of Princes ⓘ |
| hasCriterionForMembership |
imperial immediacy
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possession of a princely ecclesiastical territory ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | territories of member prince-bishoprics ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasMember |
archbishop-elector
ⓘ
bishop-elector ⓘ prince-abbot ⓘ prince-bishop ⓘ prince-provost ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Prince-Abbey of Fulda
ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalFunction |
estate representation
ⓘ
participation in imperial legislation ⓘ participation in imperial taxation decisions ⓘ participation in imperial war decisions ⓘ |
| hasRole | representation of spiritual princes ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Regensburg ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
Reichsstand
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imperial estate ⓘ |
| hasType | ecclesiastical bench ⓘ |
| hasVotingRight | collective vote in the College of Princes ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Imperial City of Regensburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
College of Princes
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Imperial Diet ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| represents |
imperial church territories
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spiritual princes of the Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes Description of subject: The Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes was the grouping of high-ranking clerical rulers within the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, representing prince-bishops and other spiritual princes.
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