Bishopric of Liège

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The Bishopric of Liège was a powerful medieval prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Liège and combining both ecclesiastical and secular authority over its territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire
ecclesiastical principality
former state
prince-bishopric
borderedBy County of Namur
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Luxembourg
capital Liège
characteristic combined secular and ecclesiastical authority in the person of the prince-bishop
important ecclesiastical principality in the medieval Low Countries
commonLanguage French
Middle Dutch
Walloon
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Liège florin
Liège liard
diocese Diocese of Liège
dissolved 1795
endTime 1795
event annexation by France
eventDate 1795 annexation by the French First Republic
governmentType prince-bishopric
theocratic monarchy
hasTerritory Ardennes regions
linked to: Ardennes region

Condroz
Franchimont
Hesbaye
Huy
Loon
city of Liège
linked to: Liège
headOfState Prince-Bishop of Liège
linked to: Bishop of Liège
legislativeBody Estates of Liège
locatedIn Low Countries
Prince-Bishopric of Liège region
present-day Belgium
mottoLanguage Latin
notableEvent Liège Revolution
Liège Wars
Sack of Liège (1468)
notableEventDate Liège Revolution 1789–1791
linked to: Liège Revolution
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Burgundian Circle
Lower Lorraine
Rhenish-Westphalian Circle
predecessor Bishopric of Tongeren-Maastricht
Diocese of Maastricht
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 10th century
circa 980
successor French département of Ourthe
Province of Liège

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Bishopric of Maastricht successorSee Bishopric of Liège
Lower Lorraine includesTerritory Bishopric of Liège
Lower Lorraine hasSuccessor Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
County of Guelders borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Upper Guelders borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands hasAuthorityOver Prince-Bishopric of Liège (overlordship claims)
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Lauffeld locatedInHistoricalRegion Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Looz borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Guelders Wars involvedTerritory Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire hadMember Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Notger of Liège politicalEntityGoverned Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Diocese of Tongeren seeAlso Bishopric of Liège
Diocese of Tongeren historicalSuccessorSee Bishopric of Liège
Holy Roman Empire containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Prince-Bishopric of Liège
linked to: Bishopric of Liège
Reginald II, Duke of Guelders opponent Bishopric of Liège