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- 1007: Bishopric
- c1242: Prince-Bishopric
- 1500: Franconian Circle
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1802: Annexed to Bavaria
- 1803: Secularized to Bavaria
- Reference
- [1]
- 1579: Allied to the Swiss Confederation
- 1792: Annexed to the Rauracian Republic
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1801: Mediatised to Baden and France
Bishopric of Brandenburg
[edit]- 1415: Hohenzollerns purchased Brandenburg from HRE
- 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
- 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
- 1512: Austrian Circle
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1798: Annexed to the Helvetic Republic
- Korvey
- 877: Abbey
- c1582: Prince-Abbot
- 1783: Prince-Bishopric
- ?: Principality
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1803: Secularized as a principality to Nassau-Dillenburg
- 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]
- 724: Founded as a monastery
- 738: Bishopric
- 1220: Prince-Bishopric
- 1500: Bavarian Circle
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1803: Secularized to Bavaria
- 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
- ?: Bishopric
- 1154: Prince-Bishopric
- 1154: The Bishops of Geneva became princes of the Holy Roman Empire
- 1072: Bishopric
- Prince-Bishopric
- 1803: Annexed to Carinthia by Austria
Bishopric of Halberstadt
[edit]- 996: Bishopric established
- 1648: Secularized as a principality to Brandenburg
- 815: Bishopric
- c1221: Prince-Bishopric
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1802: Annexed to Brandenburg
- 1803: Secularized to Prussia
- 1176: Bishopric
- 1274: Acquired Lubeck city rights
- 1556: Secularized to Pomerania-Wolgast
- 1628: Principality
- 1648: To Sweden
- 1679: Brandenburg
- 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
- 1011: Bishopric
- 1270: Prince-Bishopric
- 1536: Secularized by Bern
- 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
- 972: Bishopric established
- Lüttich, Liége
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1795: Annexed to France
- Refences
- (French) La principauté de Liège
- 1201: Prince-Bishopric
- Lübeck
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1803: Secularised as a principality to Oldenburg
- Meißen
- 948: Bishopric founded
- 1559: Secularized to Saxe-Meißen
- 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
- 500s: Bishopric
- 1558: Annexed to France
- 1648: Formally ceded to France
- 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
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
[edit]- 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
- Münster
- Osnabrück
- 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
c722: Bishopric of Passau
- 1500: Bavarian Circle
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1803: Annexed to Salzburg
- 1805: Secularized to Bavaria
- 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
- Toul
- 1558: Ceded to France
- Trient
- 1552: To Fraance
- Wurzburg