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Contents 1 Bishopric 1.1 Bishopric of Augsburg 1.2 Bishopric of Bamberg 1.3 Bishopric of Basel 1.4 Bishopric of Bremen 1.5 Bishopric of Brandenburg 1.6 Bishopric of Breslau 1.7 Bishopric of Brixen 1.8 Bishopric of Cambrai 1.9 Bishopric of Chiemsee 1.10 Bishopric of Chur 1.11 Prince-Bishopric of Corvey 1.12 Bishopric of Eichstädt 1.13 Bishopric of Freising 1.14 Prince-Bishopric of Fulda 1.15 Bishopric of Geneva 1.16 Bishopric of Genf 1.17 Prince-Bishopric of Gurk 1.18 Bishopric of Halberstadt 1.19 Bishopric of Havelberg 1.20 Bishopric of Hildesheim 1.21 Bishopric of Kamerich 1.22 Prince-Bishopric of Kammin 1.23 Bishopric of Konstanz 1.24 Bishopric of Lausanne 1.25 Bishopric of Lavant 1.26 Bishopric of Lebus 1.27 Bishopric of Liege 1.28 Prince-Bishopric of Livonia 1.29 Bishopric of Lubeck 1.30 Bishopric of Meissen 1.31 Bishopric of Merseburg 1.32 Bishopric of Metz 1.33 Bishopric of Minden 1.34 Prince-Bishopric of Münster 1.35 "Niederstift" Munster 1.36 Bishopric of Naumburg 1.37 Bishopric of Osnabruck 1.38 Bishopric of Paderborn 1.39 Bishopric of Passau 1.40 Bishopric of Ratzeburg 1.41 Bishopric of Regensburg 1.42 Bishopric of Schwerin 1.43 Bishopric of Schleswig 1.44 Bishopric of Seckau 1.45 Bishopric of Speyer 1.46 Bishopric of Strassburg 1.47 "Stift" Tongern 1.48 Bishopric of Toul 1.49 Bishopric of Trento 1.50 Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht 1.51 Bishopric of Verden 1.52 Prince-Bishopric of Verdun 1.53 Bishopric of Wallis (Sitten) 1.54 Bishopric of Worms 1.55 Bishopric of Würzburg

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[edit] Bishopric of Augsburg

[edit] Bishopric of Bamberg

• 1007: Bishopric
• c1242: Prince-Bishopric
• 1500: Franconian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1802: Annexed to Bavaria
• 1803: Secularized to Bavaria

• Reference
• [1]

[edit] Bishopric of Basel

• 1579: Allied to the Swiss Confederation
• 1792: Annexed to the Rauracian Republic
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1801: Mediatised to Baden and France

[edit] Bishopric of Bremen

[edit] Bishopric of Brandenburg

• 1415: Hohenzollerns purchased Brandenburg from HRE

[edit] Bishopric of Breslau

• 1155: Pope Adrian IV confirmed bishop's jurisdiction over lands of castle of Ottmachau as diocese's patrimony from its foundation
• ?-1270: Ladislaus, administrator of diocese of Breslau and Archbishop of salzburg, was grandson of St. Hedwig of Poland
• c1290: Duke Henry IV of Silesia confirmed bishop's sovereignty over the territories of Neisse and Ottmachau
• 1302-1319: Bishop Heinrich I of Wurben was made guardian of the young Dukes of Breslau

?: Castle of Militsch was acquired by the Breslau cathedral chapter

• 1341-1376: Bishop Preczlaus of Pogarell bought Duchy of Grottkau from Duke Boleslaw of Silesia-Brieg and added it to the episcopal territory of Neisse; bishop tool the title "Prince of Neisse and Duke of Grottkau" with precedence over other Silesian rulers
• 1382-1417: Wenzel of Lebus, Duke of Liegnitz, became bishop of Breslau
• 1417-1447: Conrad, Duke of Oels, bishop of Breslau, headed the Silesian confederation during the Hussite wars
• 1683-1732: Franz Ludwig of Palatinate-Neuburg, Bishop of Passau, Bishop of Worms, Grand Master of the German Knights, Provost of Ellwangen, Elector of Trier and Elector of Mainz

• References
• Breslau

[edit] Bishopric of Brixen

• Bressanone
• 1027: Bishopric
• 1179: Prince-Bishopric
• 1512: Austrian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Secularized and annexed by Austria to Krain (Carniola)
• 1805: To Bavaria
• 1814: To Austria
• 1918: To Italy

• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02793d.htm

[edit] Bishopric of Cambrai

[edit] Bishopric of Chiemsee

[edit] Bishopric of Chur

• 1512: Austrian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1798: Annexed to the Helvetic Republic

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Corvey

• Korvey
• 877: Abbey
• c1582: Prince-Abbot
• 1783: Prince-Bishopric
• ?: Principality
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Secularized as a principality to Nassau-Dillenburg

[edit] Bishopric of Eichstädt

• Eichstatt, Eichstätt, Eichstadt
• 437 sq. miles; 56,000
• 741:Bishopric
• 908-1802: Imperial Prince-Bishopric
• 1220: Bishops of Eichstätt acquired sovereignty (under Bishop Hartwig in 1220)
• 1305: Bishops acquired possessions of the extinct Counts of Hirschberg
• 1500: Franconian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1802: Annexed by Bavaria
• 1803: Annexed to Salzburg
• 1803: Secularized to Bavaria

• References
• [2]

[edit] Bishopric of Freising

• 724: Founded as a monastery
• 738: Bishopric
• 1220: Prince-Bishopric
• 1500: Bavarian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Secularized to Bavaria

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Fulda

• 744: Founded as the Benefictine Abbey of Fulda
• c936: Abbot served as arch-chancellor of the empress whom he crowned jointly with the Elector of Mainz
• 968: Abbot was primate of all the Benedictine monasteries of Germany and Gaul
• 1156: Abbot designated Prince of the Empire
• 1170: Imperial Abbacy
• 1752: Pope Benedict XIV raised the abbey to the rank of a bishop
• 1737-1756: Amand von Buseck, 1st Prince-Bishop
• 1157: Fulda received its charter
• 1576-1602: Annexed to the Teutonic Order
• 1802: Secularized and annexed to Nassau-Dillenburg as a secular principality
• 1788-1802: Adalbert III von Harstall, last Prince-Bishop
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1806: French administration
• 1807: Annexed to Kingdom of Westphalia
• 1809: Ceded to the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
• 1815: To Hesse-Kassel
• 1866: Annexed to Prussia
• Area (1802): 40 sq. mi.; Pop. 100,000

• References
• Fulda

[edit] Bishopric of Geneva

• ?: Bishopric
• 1154: Prince-Bishopric
• 1154: The Bishops of Geneva became princes of the Holy Roman Empire

[edit] Bishopric of Genf

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Gurk

• 1072: Bishopric
• Prince-Bishopric
• 1803: Annexed to Carinthia by Austria

[edit] Bishopric of Halberstadt

• 996: Bishopric established
• 1648: Secularized as a principality to Brandenburg

[edit] Bishopric of Havelberg

[edit] Bishopric of Hildesheim

• 815: Bishopric
• c1221: Prince-Bishopric
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1802: Annexed to Brandenburg
• 1803: Secularized to Prussia

[edit] Bishopric of Kamerich

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Kammin

• 1176: Bishopric
• 1274: Acquired Lubeck city rights
• 1556: Secularized to Pomerania-Wolgast
• 1628: Principality
• 1648: To Sweden
• 1679: Brandenburg

[edit] Bishopric of Konstanz

• 911?: Bishopric
• 1200s: Prince-Bishopric

1793: Council of Princes 1802: Divided between Baden and Switzerland 1803: Secularized and annexed to Baden Area: 482 sq. mi.; Pop. 50,000

[edit] Bishopric of Lausanne

• 1011: Bishopric
• 1270: Prince-Bishopric
• 1536: Secularized by Bern

[edit] Bishopric of Lavant

• St. Andra
• 1228: Bishopric
• ?: Prince-Bishopric

1318-1332: Dietrich, 1st Prince-Bishop, 1318-1332 1446-1463: Since 22nd Bishop, Theobald Schweinbeck, bishops borne title of Prince

[edit] Bishopric of Lebus

• 972: Bishopric established

[edit] Bishopric of Liege

• Lüttich, Liége
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1795: Annexed to France

• Refences
• (French) La principauté de Liège

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Livonia

• 1201: Prince-Bishopric

[edit] Bishopric of Lubeck

• Lübeck
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Secularised as a principality to Oldenburg

[edit] Bishopric of Meissen

• Meißen
• 948: Bishopric founded
• 1559: Secularized to Saxe-Meißen

[edit] Bishopric of Merseburg

• 968: Bishopric
• 850: 1st mention of Merseburg
• 1561: Bishopric suppressed and passed to Saxony<nr>1565: Secularized to Saxony
• 1656-1738: Seat of Dukes of Saxe-Merseburg
• 1815: To Prussia

[edit] Bishopric of Metz

• 500s: Bishopric
• 1558: Annexed to France
• 1648: Formally ceded to France

[edit] Bishopric of Minden

• 803: Bishopric
• 1636: Swedish occupation
• 1648: By Treaty of Westphalia, secularized and annexed to Brandenburg as a principaltiy
• 1807: To Kingdom of Westphalia
• 1815: To Prussia

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Münster

• 791: Bishopric
• 1122: Acquired County of Kappenberg
• 1134: Prince-Bishopric
• c1170: Acquired Lordship of Stromberg
• 1252: Acquired Lordship of Vechta from Ravensberg
• 1269: Purchased County of Horstmar
• 1310-1359: Purchased eastern half of Lordship of Lohn
• 1400: Acquired Ahaus in pledge
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Secularized to Prussia, Arenberg, Looz, Salm and Croy

• Reference
• History of Prince-Bishopric of Munster

[edit] "Niederstift" Munster

• Münster

[edit] Bishopric of Naumburg

[edit] Bishopric of Osnabruck

• Osnabrück

[edit] Bishopric of Paderborn

• 777: 1st church in Paderborn founded
• 795: Bishopric of Paderborn
• 815-862: Paderborn received special imperial protection from Emperor Louis the Pious
• 881: Confirmation of Bishopric of Paderborn as a county
• 974: Emperor Otto II bestowed the right to a free election of bishops
• 1127: Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1802: Secularized and annexed to Prussia
• 1806: Secularized to Prussia
• 1807: To Kingdom of Westphalia
• 1813: To Prussia

[edit] Bishopric of Passau

c722: Bishopric of Passau

• 1500: Bavarian Circle
• 1793: Council of Princes
• 1803: Annexed to Salzburg
• 1805: Secularized to Bavaria

[edit] Bishopric of Ratzeburg

[edit] Bishopric of Regensburg

• Ratisbone
• 739; Bishopric of Regensburg
• 1802: Principality of Regensburg-Aschaffenburg
• 1806: Frankfurt administered by Regensburg.
• 1810: To Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
• 1810-1810: French administration.
• 1810: Annexed by Bavaria

• Reference
• German States

[edit] Bishopric of Schwerin

[edit] Bishopric of Schleswig

[edit] Bishopric of Seckau

[edit] Bishopric of Speyer

[edit] Bishopric of Strassburg

[edit] "Stift" Tongern

[edit] Bishopric of Toul

• Toul
• 1558: Ceded to France

[edit] Bishopric of Trento

• Trient

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht

[edit] Bishopric of Verden

[edit] Prince-Bishopric of Verdun

• 1552: To Fraance

[edit] Bishopric of Wallis (Sitten)

[edit] Bishopric of Worms

[edit] Bishopric of Würzburg

• Wurzburg