Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
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The Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire were ecclesiastical principalities whose bishops held both spiritual authority and secular princely power within the Empire’s political structure.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7412776 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire Context triple: [Bishopric of Utrecht, partOf, Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire]
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Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
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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Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
The Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.
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Prince-Bishopric of Passau
The Prince-Bishopric of Passau was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority, centered on the city of Passau in present-day Bavaria.
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D.
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
The Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual authority and secular power over its territory.
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E.
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire Target entity description: The Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire were ecclesiastical principalities whose bishops held both spiritual authority and secular princely power within the Empire’s political structure.
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A.
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
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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B.
Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
The Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.
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C.
Prince-Bishopric of Passau
The Prince-Bishopric of Passau was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a Catholic bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority, centered on the city of Passau in present-day Bavaria.
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D.
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
The Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual authority and secular power over its territory.
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E.
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical principality
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imperial estate ⓘ territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | German mediatization ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1803 ⓘ |
| existedFrom | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedUntil | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | prince-bishops ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
NERFINISHED
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Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Brixen NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Chur NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Freising NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Passau NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Speyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combination of spiritual and temporal authority
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ecclesiastical territories ⓘ feudal lordship over subjects ⓘ frequently contested elections by cathedral chapters ⓘ imperial immediacy ⓘ important role in Imperial Church System ⓘ integration of church office and princely rank ⓘ limited dynastic succession due to clerical celibacy ⓘ many were mediatized or secularized in early 19th century ⓘ often fragmented territorial structure ⓘ often influenced by local noble families ⓘ representation in the Imperial Diet ⓘ ruled by bishops as princes of the Empire ⓘ secular sovereignty within their territories ⓘ spiritual jurisdiction as diocesan bishops ⓘ subject to imperial investiture for temporalities ⓘ subject to papal confirmation of bishops ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
ecclesiastical state
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prince-bishopric ⓘ |
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Subject: Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire Description of subject: The Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire were ecclesiastical principalities whose bishops held both spiritual authority and secular princely power within the Empire’s political structure.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy Roman Empire ecclesiastical principalities
this entity surface form:
Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Catholic ecclesiastical princes
this entity surface form:
Prince-bishopric
this entity surface form:
Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
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Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire
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this entity surface form:
ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire