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Prince-Bishopric of Speyer

Historical polity, europe (888-1803)

The Prince-Bishopric of Speyer, formerly known as Spires in English, (German: Hochstift Speyer, Fürstbistum Speyer, Bistum Speyer) was an ecclesiastical principality in what are today the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. It was secularized in 1803. The prince-bishop resided in Speyer, a Free Imperial City, until the 14th century, when he moved his residence to Uddenheim (Philippsburg), then in 1723 to Bruchsal.

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Capital
Speyer 1
Independence or Founding Year
888 1
Dissolution or End Year
1803 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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1. Wikidata: Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
Wikidata Q574644, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Prince-Bishopric of Speyer (Wikipedia)
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The Prince-Bishopric of Speyer, formerly known as Spires in English, (German: Hochstift Speyer, Fürstbistum Speyer, Bistum Speyer) was an ecclesiastical principality in what are today the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. It was secularized in 1803. The prince-bishop resided in Speyer, a Free Imperial City, until the 14th century, when he moved his residence to Uddenheim (Philippsburg), then in 1723 to Bruchsal.

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