Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

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The Prince-Bishop of Würzburg was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the Würzburg prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, combining the roles of Catholic bishop and territorial prince.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric office
territorial lordship
appliesToJurisdiction Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
belongsToCategory Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-bishops
Würzburg
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
combinesRole Catholic bishop
territorial prince
country Holy Roman Empire
endedBy German mediatization
exercisedJurisdictionOver surrounding territories in Franconia
town of Würzburg
governmentForm ecclesiastical principality
prince-bishopric
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
hasAuthorityOver secular affairs in the prince-bishopric
spiritual affairs in the Diocese of Würzburg
hasCapital Würzburg
hasLanguage German
Latin
hasTitleHolder Bishop of Würzburg
heldImperialEstate Imperial immediacy
heldSpiritualPower yes
heldTemporalPower yes
historicalRegion Lower Franconia
locatedIn Franconia
Germany
present-day Bavaria
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
nobleRank Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
officeCreatedInCentury 8th century
officeHoldersChosenBy cathedral chapter of Würzburg
officeHoldersConfirmedBy Pope
officeHoldersWere consecrated bishops
officeSecularizedInYear 1803
partOf Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Würzburg Residence
seat Würzburg Cathedral
subordinateTo Pope
successorEntity Grand Duchy of Würzburg
Kingdom of Bavaria
typeOfMonarch prince-prelate
usedTitle Duke of Franconia
wasVassalOf Holy Roman Emperor

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Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Balthasar Neumann employer Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Echter nobleTitleHeldByMembers Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
subject linked to: Echter
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn occupation Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
subject linked to: House of Echter
cathedral chapter of Würzburg wasSubordinateTo Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Friedrich Carl von Schönborn positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Tiepolo ceiling fresco in the grand staircase patron Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
White Hall (Würzburg Residence) associatedWith Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
subject linked to: White Hall
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Court Chapel associatedWith Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Residence Square associatedWith Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
Court Gardens designedFor Würzburg prince-bishops
linked to: Prince-Bishop of Würzburg