Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

Coordinates: 48°35′4″N 7°44′55″E / 48.58444°N 7.74861°E

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Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g) (Alsatian)
Fürstbistum Straßburg (German)

982–1803

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The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, circa 1547

Status

Prince-Bishopric

Capital

Straßburg

Common languages

Alsatian

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

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Duchy of Swabia

France in the early modern period
Margraviate of Baden

Today part of

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Culture Coat of arms Flag Anthem People Language Demographics Musée alsacien (Hagenau \| Strasbourg)
Religion according to Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801): (including Lorraine) Catholic Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg (Immediately subject to the Holy See) (Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg) (Lorraine: Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz) Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine: Lutheranism: Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Calvinism: Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Jewish consistories: Strasbourg Colmar (Lorraine: Metz)
Law Local law in Alsace-Moselle Concordat in Alsace-Moselle
Administrative divisions Capital: Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (Unterelsaß) Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein Arrondissement of Strasbourg Haut-Rhin (Oberelsaß) Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller
Politics Regional Council of Alsace (1982–2015) Alsace independence movement Assembly of Alsace (2021-)
Alsace in the European Union European Parliament elections Constituency
Related topics Politics of France Politics of Germany Politics of the European Union

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The Prince-Bishopric of Strasburg (German: Fürstbistum Straßburg; Alsatian: Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) 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, Benfeld, 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 east of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch, Ettenheim, and Oppenau. This territory was secularized to Baden in 1803.

References

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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Strasburg" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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Counts / Lords

With Imp. Diet seats	Hanau Lichtenberg Münzenberg⁴ Isenburg Birstein Büdingen Büdingen-Birstein Königstein Mainz Stolberg Kriechingen Leiningen Dagsburg Hardenburg Westerburg Salm Grehweiler Grumbach Solms Hohensolms Laubach Lich Rödelheim Wetterau Wittgenstein Berleburg Wittgenstein
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Décapole	Colmar Hagenau Kaisersberg Landau Mülhausen⁵ Münster im Elsaß Oberehnheim Rosheim Schlettstadt Türkheim Weißenburg
Others	Frankfurt Friedberg Metz Speyer Straßburg Toul Verdun Wetzlar Worms

¹ Part of the Three Bishoprics. ² Nomeny after 1737. ³ without Reichstag seat. ⁴ until 1736. ⁵ Joined Swiss Confederacy in 1515.

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Administrative
divisions

Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg) (Unterelsaß)	Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein Arrondissement of Strasbourg
Haut-Rhin (Colmar) (Oberelsaß)	Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller

Language

Culture

Politics

Regional council of Alsace (1982–2015)
Alsace independence movement
Grand Est (since 2016)
European Collectivity of Alsace (since 2021)
Assembly of Alsace (since 2021)

Religion
(according to the
1801 Concordat in
Alsace–Moselle,
including Lorraine)

Catholic Church	Archdiocese of Strasbourg Immediately subject to the Holy See (Lorraine: Diocese of Metz)
Protestantism	Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine
Judaism	History of the Jews in Alsace consistories