Principality of Minden

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The Principality of Minden was a small secular principality within the Holy Roman Empire in northern Germany, formed after the secularization of the former Prince-Bishopric of Minden in the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former principality
secular principality
territory of the Holy Roman Empire
borderedBy County of Lippe
County of Ravensberg
County of Schaumburg
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
capital Minden
country Holy Roman Empire
event Thirty Years' War
governmentType monarchy
historicalRegion East Westphalia
Westphalia
language German
locatedIn Northern Germany
locatedInPresentDay Germany
state of Lower Saxony
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
namedAfter Minden
origin created by secularization of a prince-bishopric
partOf Brandenburg-Prussia
Imperial Circle of Lower Saxony
linked to: Lower Saxon Circle

Prussia
politicalNature secularized ecclesiastical territory
predecessor Prince-Bishopric of Minden
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
religiousChange from Catholic ecclesiastical state to Protestant secular principality
secularizationOf Prince-Bishopric of Minden
secularizedDuring Thirty Years' War
sovereign Electorate of Brandenburg
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
sovereignDynasty House of Hohenzollern
status immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
successor Kingdom of Westphalia
Minden-Ravensberg
Province of Westphalia

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Prince-Bishopric of Minden successorState Principality of Minden
Minden, Germany wasSecularizedTo Prussian Principality of Minden
linked to: Principality of Minden
Bishopric of Minden successorState Principality of Minden
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann birthPlace Principality of Minden