Electorate of Salzburg

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The Electorate of Salzburg was a short-lived secular principality and electorate within the Holy Roman Empire, created from the former Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg in the early 19th century during the empire’s final reorganization.

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Electorate of Salzburg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electorate of the Holy Roman Empire
former state
secular principality
abolishedDuring Napoleonic Wars
borderedBy Bavaria
Tyrol
capital Salzburg
continent Europe
countryToday Austria
createdDuring German mediatization
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
currency Gulden
electoralRankGrantedBy Holy Roman Emperor
electoralVoteIn Imperial elections of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime 1805
era Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
follows Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg
governmentType secular principality
hasJurisdictionOver City of Salzburg
linked to: Salzburg

surrounding Alpine territories
hasTitle Electorate
hasType territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire
historicalEvent secularization of church lands in the Holy Roman Empire
historicalRegion Salzburg
historicalSubregionOf German lands of the Holy Roman Empire
language German
lastRulerTitle Elector of Salzburg
locatedIn Central Europe
namedAfter Salzburg
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Old Empire’s final territorial reorganization
politicalSystem monarchy
predecessor Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg
reasonForEnd reorganization of German territories
religion Roman Catholicism
replaces Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg
secularizationOf ecclesiastical principality
shortLived true
sovereigntyType immediate territory of the Empire
startTime 1803
status secularized territory
successor Austrian Empire
Duchy of Salzburg
todayPartlyIn Republic of Austria
linked to: Austria

State of Salzburg

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Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg followedBy Electorate of Salzburg
Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden successor Electorate of Salzburg