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Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
Imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire in present-day northern Italy (1027-1803) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Brixen.
The Prince-Bishopric of Brixen (German: Hochstift Brixen, Fürstbistum Brixen, Bistum Brixen) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the present-day northern Italian province of South Tyrol. It should not be confused with the larger Catholic diocese, over which the prince-bishops exercised only the ecclesiastical authority of an ordinary bishop. The bishopric in the Eisack/Isarco valley was established in the 6th century and gradually received more secular powers. It gained imperial immediacy in 1027 and remained an Imperial Estate until 1803, when it was secularised to Tyrol. The diocese, however, existed until 1964, and is now part of the Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen.
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Quick Facts Hochstift Brixen (German)Principato Vescovile di Bressanone (Italian), Status ...
Prince-Bishopric of Brixen | |||||||||||
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1027–1803 | |||||||||||
![]() Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire, 1648, with Brixen territories highlighted | |||||||||||
Status | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||||
Capital | Brixen | ||||||||||
Common languages | Southern Bavarian, Ladin | ||||||||||
Government | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Ingenuinus Bishop of Sabiona | 579 | ||||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1027 | ||||||||||
1179 | |||||||||||
• Joined Austrian Circle | 1512 | ||||||||||
1803 | |||||||||||
• To Austrian Empire | 1814 | ||||||||||
Currency | Brixen Thaler | ||||||||||
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