Prince-Bishop of Lübeck

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The Prince-Bishop of Lübeck was a high-ranking ecclesiastical ruler who governed the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck within the Holy Roman Empire, combining religious authority with secular princely power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
ecclesiastical prince
imperial prince
ruler of a prince-bishopric
abolishedBy German mediatization
coexistedWith Free Imperial City of Lübeck
collected feudal dues
tithes
combinedRole secular ruler
spiritual leader
country Holy Roman Empire
didNotRule Free Imperial City of Lübeck
exercisedSecularAuthorityOver parts of Holstein
territory around Eutin
exercisedSpiritualAuthorityOver Lübeck Cathedral
governmentForm ecclesiastical principality
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
hasCapital Eutin
hasJurisdictionOver Diocese of Lübeck
heldEcclesiasticalRank bishop
heldJudicialAuthorityOver subjects of the prince-bishopric
heldRank Reichsfürst
heldTemporalPowerOver prince-bishopric estates
heldTitle Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
languageOfAdministration German
Latin
legalStatus immediate vassal of the emperor
officeCreatedInCentury 12th century
officeSecularizedInYear 1803
oversawInstitution Lübeck Cathedral Chapter
participatedIn imperial politics
partOf Lower Saxon Circle
positionHeldIn Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
requiredConfirmationBy Pope
residence Eutin
seat Eutin Castle
successorEntity Duchy of Oldenburg
typeOfMonarch territorial prince
wasAffectedBy Reformation in Northern Germany
wasElectedBy cathedral chapter of Lübeck
wasLinkedToDynasty House of Holstein-Gottorp
House of Oldenburg
wasMemberOf College of Princes
wasSubjectTo canon law
imperial law
wasVassalOf Holy Roman Emperor

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House of Oldenburg-Eutin titleHeld Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Adolf Frederick of Sweden title Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck rulerTitle Prince-bishop of Lübeck
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin positionHeld Bishop of Lübeck
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Eutin principality sovereign Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
George Louis, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
George Louis, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck hasTitle Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg nobleTitle Prince-Bishop of Lübeck