Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim
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The Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim (German: Hochstift Hildesheim, Fürstbistum Hildesheim, Bistum Hildesheim) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages until its dissolution in 1803. The Prince-Bishopric must not be confused with the Diocese of Hildesheim, which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the spiritual authority of an ordinary bishop.
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Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim Hochstift Hildesheim | |||||||||
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1235–1803 | |||||||||
Status | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||
Capital | Hildesheim | ||||||||
Common languages | Eastphalian | ||||||||
Government | Elective principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Bishopric founded | 815 | ||||||||
• Gained Imperial immediacy | 1235 | ||||||||
• Joined Lower Saxon Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
1519–23 | |||||||||
1803 | |||||||||
• To Hanover | 1815 | ||||||||
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