The Prince-Bishopric of Constance was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803. In his dual capacity as prince and a
The Bishopric of Constance lying astride the western end of Lake Constance
Upper Rhenish dioceses of Constance, Straßburg, Speyer, and Worms, c. 1801
The Council of Constance was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance in present-day Germany. This was the first ecumenical council co
Prince-Bishopric of Constance
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Jan Hus before the Council of Constance, 1883 painting by Václav Brožík
Sigismund, King of the Romans and of Hungary, his second wife, Barbara of Celje, and their daughter, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, at the Council of Constance
Bishops debating with the pope at the Council of Constance
Imperia, erected in 1993 to commemorate the Council