Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
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The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was one of the Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. It should not be confused with the larger diocese of Augsburg, over whic
Territory of the Prince-Bishopric
Bishop Friedrich von Zollern (1486–1505)
Reading of the Confessio Augustana by Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, 1530
The Prince-Bishopric and the Diocese of Augsburg
Prince-bishop
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A prince-bishop is a bishop who is also the civil ruler of some secular principality and sovereignty, as opposed to Prince of the Church itself, a title associated with cardinals. Since 1951, the sole
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
…The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg (German: Fürstbistum Augsburg; Hochstift Augsburg) was one of the Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. It should not be confused with the larger diocese of Augsburg, over which the prince-bishop…
Johann Otto von Gemmingen, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg (1591–1598)
Ecclesiastical lands in the Holy Roman Empire, 1780
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