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Bishopric of Bamberg

 * 1007: Bishopric
 * c1242: Prince-Bishopric
 * 1500: Franconian Circle
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1802: Annexed to Bavaria
 * 1803: Secularized to Bavaria


 * Reference
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Bishopric of Basel

 * 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

 * 1415: Hohenzollerns purchased Brandenburg from HRE

Bishopric of Breslau
?: Castle of Militsch was acquired by the Breslau cathedral chapter
 * 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
 * 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

Bishopric of Brixen

 * 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


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Bishopric of Chur

 * 1512: Austrian Circle
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1798: Annexed to the Helvetic Republic

Prince-Bishopric of Corvey

 * Korvey
 * 877: Abbey
 * c1582: Prince-Abbot
 * 1783: Prince-Bishopric
 * ?: Principality
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1803: Secularized as a principality to Nassau-Dillenburg

Bishopric of Eichstädt

 * 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


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Bishopric of Freising

 * 724: Founded as a monastery
 * 738: Bishopric
 * 1220: Prince-Bishopric
 * 1500: Bavarian Circle
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1803: Secularized to Bavaria

Prince-Bishopric of Fulda

 * 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 of Geneva

 * ?: Bishopric
 * 1154: Prince-Bishopric
 * 1154: The Bishops of Geneva became princes of the Holy Roman Empire

Prince-Bishopric of Gurk

 * 1072: Bishopric
 * Prince-Bishopric
 * 1803: Annexed to Carinthia by Austria

Bishopric of Halberstadt

 * 996: Bishopric established
 * 1648: Secularized as a principality to Brandenburg

Bishopric of Hildesheim

 * 815: Bishopric
 * c1221: Prince-Bishopric
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1802: Annexed to Brandenburg
 * 1803: Secularized to Prussia

Prince-Bishopric of Kammin

 * 1176: Bishopric
 * 1274: Acquired Lubeck city rights
 * 1556: Secularized to Pomerania-Wolgast
 * 1628: Principality
 * 1648: To Sweden
 * 1679: Brandenburg

Bishopric of Konstanz
1793: Council of Princes 1802: Divided between Baden and Switzerland 1803: Secularized and annexed to Baden Area: 482 sq. mi.; Pop. 50,000
 * 911?: Bishopric
 * 1200s: Prince-Bishopric

Bishopric of Lausanne

 * 1011: Bishopric
 * 1270: Prince-Bishopric
 * 1536: Secularized by Bern

Bishopric of Lavant
1318-1332: Dietrich, 1st Prince-Bishop, 1318-1332 1446-1463: Since 22nd Bishop, Theobald Schweinbeck, bishops borne title of Prince
 * St. Andra
 * 1228: Bishopric
 * ?: Prince-Bishopric

Bishopric of Lebus

 * 972: Bishopric established

Bishopric of Liege

 * Lüttich, Liége
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1795: Annexed to France


 * Refences
 * (French) La principauté de Liège

Prince-Bishopric of Livonia

 * 1201: Prince-Bishopric

Bishopric of Lubeck

 * Lübeck
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1803: Secularised as a principality to Oldenburg

Bishopric of Meissen

 * Meißen
 * 948: Bishopric founded
 * 1559: Secularized to Saxe-Meißen

Bishopric of Merseburg

 * 968: Bishopric
 * 850: 1st mention of Merseburg
 * 1561: Bishopric suppressed and passed to Saxony1565: Secularized to Saxony
 * 1656-1738: Seat of Dukes of Saxe-Merseburg
 * 1815: To Prussia

Bishopric of Metz

 * 500s: Bishopric
 * 1558: Annexed to France
 * 1648: Formally ceded to France

Bishopric of Minden

 * 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

 * 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

"Niederstift" Munster

 * Münster

Bishopric of Osnabruck

 * Osnabrück

Bishopric of Paderborn

 * 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

Bishopric of Passau
c722: Bishopric of Passau
 * 1500: Bavarian Circle
 * 1793: Council of Princes
 * 1803: Annexed to Salzburg
 * 1805: Secularized to Bavaria

Bishopric of Regensburg

 * 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

Bishopric of Toul

 * Toul
 * 1558: Ceded to France

Bishopric of Trento

 * Trient

Prince-Bishopric of Verdun

 * 1552: To Fraance

Bishopric of Würzburg

 * Wurzburg