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The Bishopric of Speyer until the secularization of 1803 was the wordly realm of the prince-bishops of Speyer in what is today the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west Mont-Tonnerre is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national Capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist the capital was moved or the capital Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx Not to be confused with Phillipsburg or Philipsburg. Philippsburg is a city in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bruchsal (orig Bruohselle Bruaselle is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km Northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Nine Years' War (1688–97 – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th Early Modern France is the Early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century (or from the French Renaissance The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany in 1795 &ndash 1814, during The First Republic in France, officially the French Republic (République française was proclaimed on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Secularization or secularisation generally refers to the process of transformation by which a Society migrates from close identification with religious institutions 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany.
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Geography
The bishopric of Speyer belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle of the Holy Roman Empire and encompassed an area of 28 square miles (about 1540 km²) on both sides of the Rhine. The Upper Rhenish Circle (Oberrheinischer Reichskreis was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge It included the towns of Bruchsal (on the right bank) as well as Deidesheim, Herxheim bei Landau, and Lauterburg (on the left bank). Bruchsal (orig Bruohselle Bruaselle is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km Northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg Deidesheim is a small town (population approx 4000 and municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on Lauterbourg (Lauterburg is a French commune in the département of Bas-Rhin and the région of Alsace Around 1800 the bishopric included about 55,000 people.
History
A Diocese of Speyer has possibly existed since the 3rd or 4th centuries. It was first mentioned in historical documents in 614. Until 748 it belonged to the Archbishopric of Trier. The Archbishopric of Trier (Erzbistum Trier was a Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the From then until the dissolution of the bishopric in 1803, Speyer belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz. The Archbishopric of Mainz (Erzbistum Mainz or Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz) was an influential ecclesiastic and secular Prince-bishopric
The history of the Bishopric of Speyer began latest in the late 7th century when the bishop of Speyer received royal domains in the neighboring Speyergau. Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx In the 10th and 11th centuries, the diocese received additional lands, including gifts by emperor Otto I. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke In 1030 the building of the cathedral was begun. The Speyer Cathedral is a very large and imposing Basilica of red Sandstone in Speyer, Germany. In 1061 the cathedral was consecrated. In 1086 emperor Henry IV granted the bishopric the remaining parts of the county of Speyergau. Henry IV ( November 11, 1050 &ndash August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until
From 1111 the citizens of the city of Speyer began to increasingly loosen their bonds to the rulership of the bishop. In 1230 a Bürgermeister (mayor) was mentioned for the first time. 1294 Speyer became a Free Imperial City. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The bishop moved his palace in 1371 to Udenheim. At the beginning of the 17th century bishop Philipp Christoph von Sötern expanded as the fortress of Philippsburg. Not to be confused with Phillipsburg or Philipsburg. Philippsburg is a city in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe The prince-bishops reigned from there from 1371 to 1723. Afterwards the prince-bishop moved his seat to Bruchsal.
From 1681 to 1697, at the end of the War of the Grand Alliance, part of the bishopric's left-bank territories went to France. The Nine Years' War (1688–97 – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 1801/1802, the remaining left-bank territories were conquered by French troops as part of the French Revolution. Mont-Tonnerre is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The right-bank territories went to margraves of Baden. Baden was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and later one of the German states along the frontier with France primarily consisting of territory along the
This ended the worldy responsibilities of the bishop of Speyer. The bishopric was secularized and continued ecclesiastically as the Diocese of Speyer.
Prince-bishops of Speyer
The following were prince-bishops of Speyer, whom were worldly as well as ecclesiastical rulers. A Prince-Bishop is a Bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more Secular principalities usually pre-existent titles of nobility
| Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse of Speir | circa 346 | |
| Hildericus episcopus | circa 613 | |
| Atanasius | 610 | 650 |
| Principius | 650 | 659 |
| Dragobodo | 659 | 700 |
| Otto | 700 | 709 |
| Siegwin I | 709 | 725 |
| Luido | 725 | 743 |
| David | 743 | 760 |
| Basinus | 760 | 775 |
| Siegwin II | 775 | 802 |
| Otto I | 802 | 810 |
| Fraido | 810 | 814 |
| Benedikt | 814 | 828 or 830 |
| Bertin, also Hertinus | 828 or 830 | 845 or 846 |
| Gebhard I | 845 or 847 | 880 |
| Goddank | 881 | 895 or 898 |
| Einhard, also Eginhard | 895 or 898 | 913 |
| Bernhard | 914 | 922 |
| Amalrich | 913 or 923 | 943 |
| Reginwalt I, also Reginhard | 943 or 944 | 950 |
| Gottfried I | 950 | 960 |
| Otgar | 960 | 970 |
| Balderich | 970 | 987 |
| Ruprecht | 987 | 1004 |
| Walter | 1004 | 1031 |
| Siegfried I | 1031 | 1032 |
| Reinher, also Reginher | 1032 | 1033 |
| Reginhard II of Dillingen,[1] also Reginbald | 1033 | 1039 |
| Sigbodo I, also Siegbodo | 1039 | 1051 |
| Arnold I of Falkenberg | 1051 | 1056 |
| Konrad I | 1056 | 1060 |
| Eginhard II of Katzenelnbogen | 1060 | 1067 |
| Heinrich of Scharfenberg | 1067 | 1072 or 1073 |
| Rüdiger Hutzmann (Hußmann?) | 1073 | 1090 |
| Johann I of Kraichgau | 1090 | 1104 |
| Gebhard II, Count of Urach | 1105 | 1107 († 1110) |
| Bruno, Count of Saarbrücken (SaargauCounten) | 1107 | 1123 |
| Arnold II, Count of Leiningen | 1124 | 1126 |
| Siegfried I, Count of Wolffölden | 1127 | 1146 |
| Günther, Count of Henneberg | 1146 | 1161 |
| Ulrich I of Dürrmenz | 1161 | 1163 |
| Gottfried II | 1164 | 1167 |
| Rabodo, Count of Lobdaburg | 1167 | 1176 |
| Konrad II | 1176 | 1178 |
| Ulrich II of Rechberg | 1178 | 1187 |
| Otto II, Count of Henneberg | 1187 | 1200 |
| Konrad III of Scharfenberg | 1200 | 1224 |
| Beringer of Entringen | 1224 | 1232 |
| Konrad IV of Dahn | 1233 | 1236 |
| Konrad V, Count of Eberstein | 1237 | 1245 |
| Heinrich II, Count of Leiningen | 1245 | 1272 |
| Friedrich of Bolanden | 1272 | 1302 |
| Sigibodo II of Lichtenberg, also Siegbodo | 1302 | 1314 |
| Emich, Count of Leiningen, also Emicho | 1314 | 1328 |
| Berthold, Count of Bucheck | 1328 | 1328 |
| Walram, Count of Veldenz | 1328 | 1336 |
| Baldwin, Archbishop of Trier (Administrator) | 1332 | 1336 |
| Gerhard of Ehrenberg | 1336 | 1363 |
| Lambert of Born (Brunn?) | 1364 | 1371 |
| Adolf I, Count of Nassau | 1371 | 1388 |
| Nikolaus I aus Wiesbaden | 1388 | 1396 |
| Raban of Helmstatt | 1396 | 1438 |
| Reinhard of Helmstatt | 1438 | 1456 |
| Siegfried III Freiherr of Venningen | 1456 | 1459 |
| Johann II Nix of Hoheneck, aka Enzenberger | 1459 | 1464 |
| Matthias Freiherr of Rammingen | 1464 | 1478 |
| Ludwig of Helmstädt | 1478 | 1504 |
| Philipp I of Rosenberg | 1504 | 1513 |
| Georg, PfalzCount bei Rhein | 1513 | 1529 |
| Philipp II of Flörsheim | 1529 | 1552 |
| Rudolf of Frankenstein | 1552 | 1560 |
| Marquard Freiherr of Hattstein | 1560 | 1581 |
| Eberhard of Dienheim | 1581 | 1610 |
| Philipp Christoph of Sötern | 1610 | 1652 |
| Lothar Friedrich of Metternich | 1652 | 1675 |
| Johann Hugo of Orsbeck | 1675 | 1711 |
| Heinrich Hartard of Rollingen | 1711 | 1719 |
| Hugo Damian of Schönborn[2] | 1719 | 1743 |
| Franz Christoph of Hutten zu Stolzenberg | 1743 | 1770 |
| Damian August Philipp Karl, Count of Limburg-Vehlen-Stirum | 1770 | 1797 |
| Philipp Franz Wilderich of Walderdorf | 1801 | 1802 († 1810) |
| Sede vacante | 1802 | 1818 |
| Secularization and division of the diocese[3] | 1803 |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Reginhard II/Reginbald according Gumbert was the architect of the Speyer Cathedral. Walter of Speyer ( Walt(her von Speyer, Gualterus Spirensis) (967-1027 was a German bishop and poet Regimbald (died 1039 was a Benedictine abbot of Lorsch Abbey, and bishop of Speyer, from 1032 Konrad von Scharfenberg (also Conrad de Scharfenberg) (b c 1165 d Count Emicho (not to be confused with Bishop Emicho of Leiningen) was a count in the Rhineland in the late 11th century and the leader of the " Sede vacante is the vacancy of the Episcopal see of a Particular church in the Canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. Secularization or secularisation generally refers to the process of transformation by which a Society migrates from close identification with religious institutions The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. The Speyer Cathedral is a very large and imposing Basilica of red Sandstone in Speyer, Germany. The Speyer Cathedral is a very large and imposing Basilica of red Sandstone in Speyer, Germany.
- ^ Hugo Damian of Schönborn moved the seat of the bishopric to Bruchsal. Bruchsal (orig Bruohselle Bruaselle is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km Northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg
- ^ The diocese was and secularized in 1803 by France and with the Rhine as a border, divided between France and the margraviate of Baden. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine.
References
- This article is based on a translation of the article Hochstift Speyer from the German Wikipedia.
- This article is based on a translation of the article Liste der Bischöfe von Speyer from the German Wikipedia.
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