Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg
Bistum Strossburi (als) Fürstbistum Straßburg (de)
State of the Holy Roman Empire
← 982–1803 →   →
Flag Coat of arms
The Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg, circa 1547
Capital		Strassburg
Government		Theocracy
Historical era		Middle Ages
-	Prince-Bishopric founded	before 343
-	Gained autonomy	775 982
-	Imperial immediacy	982
-	Left-bank territories     annexed by France	1681
-	Annexation recognised by     the Holy Roman Empire	1697
-	Right-bank territories     mediatised to Baden	1803
Today part of		France  Germany

The Prince-Bishopric of Strassburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by France; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine, around the towns of Saverne, Molsheim, Bevefelden, Dachstein, Dambach, Dossenheim-Kochersberg, Erstein, Kästenbolz, Rhinau, and the Mundat (consisting of Rouffach, Soultz, and Eguisheim). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the right of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch, Ettenheim, and Oppenau. The remaining territory was secularized to Baden in 1803.

Gallery

Strasbourg: Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel's Weltchronik, Nuremberg, 1493  Le quai des Bateliers, with Saint Madeleine's church  Panorama of the Ponts Couverts, from the roof of the Barrage Vauban  Western façade of the Strassburgerdom, seat of the archbishop of Strassburg  View of the cathedral  View from the cathedral  View from the cathedral

See also

• Archbishop of Strasbourg
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg
• Strasbourg Bishops' War

Notes

References

•  "Strasburg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

External links

• Official site of the diocese
• Official site of the cathedral

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