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Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen

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was back in his office, only to realise the supremacy of Sweden, insisting on its supreme command until the war's end. The Prince-Archbishopric continuously suffered from billeting and alimenting soldiers. The relation between the Estates, who had to maintain administration under Catholic occupation,
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of the remaining monasteries, those clinging to Roman Catholic rite and those converted to voluntary Lutheran convents alike. Nunneries had traditionally been institutions to provide unmarried daughters of the better off, who couldn't be provided a husband befitting their social status or who didn't
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The Prince-Archbishopric often suffered from military supremacy of neighbouring powers. Having no dynasty, but prince-archbishops of different descent, the Prince-Archbishopric became a pawn in the hands of the powerful. The establishment of a constitution, which would bind the conflicting Estates,
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under the jurisdiction of Verden's See – and the districts served by them. While between 1523 and 1551 the cities of Bremen and Stade had dissolved all the urban monasteries, except of St Mary's in Stade, which transformed until 1568 into a Lutheran convent, and conveyed their buildings to uses by
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as a collective obtained some secular power in them by way of purchase, application of force, usurpation, commendation, pledge, donation etc. The prior archiepiscopal authorities didn't have succeeded in almost any of the sub-entities to gain all the power, be it judicial, patrimonial, parochial,
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In the different historical struggles for expansion of territory or privileges and the concerned and disfavoured entity's defence against such annexation or usurpation, plenty of documents have been completely forged or counterfeited or backdated, in order to corroborate one's arguments. "These
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want to marry, with a decent livelihood. So when an unmarried woman of that status joined a nunnery she would bestow earning assets (real estate) or – restricted to her lifetime – regular revenues paid by her male relatives, on the monastery, making up in the former case part of the nunnery's
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Henry III covenanted to accept the privileges of the Estates and the existing laws. Due to his minority he agreed, that Chapter and Estates would rule the Prince-Archbishopric. In this time he should work towards a papal confirmation. De facto he ascended the See in 1568, gained an imperial
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So Sixtus V tested Henry III once in a while, demanding the succession of Catholic candidates for vacancies in the Bremian Chapter - which it sometimes accepted, sometimes denied -, while Henry succeeded to be also elected by the Chapters of the prince-bishoprics of
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and the like. Therefore, the archiepiscopal authority used to refer to each sub-entity by different terms like county, parish, shire, bailiwick or patrimonial district, each according to the particular power, which the archiepiscopal authority had achieved in them.
1574:, in enmity with his father's cousin Archbishop Valdemar, gained the Hamburg chapter to elect Burchard as anti-archbishop in early 1208. Lacking papal support, King Valdemar II himself invested him as Archbishop Burchard I, however, only accepted in North Elbia. 1608:, first mentioned in 1274), for all clergy including the Prince-Archbishop. The narrowness of the gate made it technically impossible to come accompanied by knights. Therefore, the Prince-Archbishops rather preferred to reside outside of the city, first in 4217:
The original quotation: «Diese FĂ€lschungen haben einen Schleier vor die FrĂŒhgeschichte Hamburg-Bremens gezogen.» Heinz-Joachim Schulze, "Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung zwischen Elbe und Weser vom Mittelalter bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts", in:
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of Lutheran denomination, usually called conventuals. Other expressions like abbess, for the chairwoman, and prioress for conventuals of certain hierarchic function, were – and are partly – continued to be used in such Lutheran
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ordered Dutch, English and French troops for his support to land in the Prince-Archbishopric, while extorting from the latter high war contributions to finance his war. The Chapter's pleas for a reduction of the contributions
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was legally a part of the bishopric until 1646, but de facto ruled by its burghers and didn't tolerate the prince-archbishop's residence within its walls any more since 1313. Therefore, the prince-archbishop moved to
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A list of interesting people whose birth, death, residence or activity took place in the Archdiocese or Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. Not included are persons mentioned above in the list of incumbents of the see.
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Once the inhabitants of the Prince-Archbishopric had adopted Lutheranism and partially Calvinism, as did the city of Bremen and the territories under its influence downstream the Weser and in the district of
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himself. Furthermore, such rulers or ruling bodies (such as Chapters or city councils) possessed several important rights and privileges, including a degree of autonomy in the rule of their territories.
2238:) applied for the See. Before electing a new prince-archbishop the Chapter took its time, ruling the Prince-Archbishopric in accordance with the Estates (1566–1568), and considered the opportunities. 4893: 2508: 3420:, with the Archdiocese of Bremen, but due to its persisting occupation by the Swedes he never gained de facto pastoral influence let alone the power as administrator of the prince-archbishopric. 4503: 4176:: 3 vols., Hans-Eckhard Dannenberg and Heinz-Joachim Schulze (eds.), Stade: Landschaftsverband der ehem. HerzogtĂŒmer Bremen und Verden, 1995 and 2008, vol. I 'Vor- und FrĂŒhgeschichte' (1995; 4059: 1715:
fiscal, feudal or else what. Almost everywhere the rule was to be shared with one or more competing bearers of authority, e.g. aristocrats, outside ecclesiastical dignitaries, autonomous
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In their pastoral and religious capacity as Roman Catholic cleric the archbishops led their archdiocese as the hierarchical superior of all Roman Catholic clergy, including the
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archbishop. In 1223 Archbishop Gebhard reconciled the Hamburg chapter and confirmed that three of its capitulars were enfranchised to elect with the Bremen chapter, to wit the
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never gained pastoral influence, let alone power as prince-bishop due to the persisting Swedish occupation of the Prince-Archbishopric until the end of the Thirty Years' War.
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used its power to elect very old candidates, to minimise the time a ruler can be harmful, or to elect minors, which it hoped to dress and tame in time. Once in a while the
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the Chapter is regarded to be illegitimate. Lutheran capitulars were interrogated, but the Chapter was left in office, with its decisions subjected to the consent of the
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by the end of the year 1629 the Roman Catholic visitators issued an ultimatum to the Lutheran conventuals had been thrown out from the monasteries, with the estates of
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succession. So Chapter and Estates ruled the Prince-Archbishopric until the conclusion of the negotiations with Sweden. In 1635 he succeeded as Lutheran Administrator
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The fortified city of Bremen held its own guards, not allowing prince-archiepiscopal soldiers to enter it. The city reserved an extra very narrow gate, the so-called
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headquarters, all churches, except of St. Nicholas, were handed over to foreign Catholic clerics. But the burghers didn't attend Catholic services. So in March 1630
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partitioned Saxony in some dozens of territories of Imperial Immediate status allotting each territory to that one of his allies who had conquered them before from
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in the Prince-Archbishopric. The expelled conventuals were denied to get the real estate restituted, which they bestowed on the monastery, when they entered it.
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and the emperor, with the Prince-Archbishop waiving his say. The city of Bremen regarded and still regards this privilege to be constitutive for its status as a
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could bring a prince-bishop elect into the precarious situation to be dismissed by the Emperor or by any of his vassals powerful enough and keen to do so.
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Der Hamburger Dom, Untersuchungen zur Baugeschichte im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert (1245 - 1329) und eine Dokumentation zum Abbruch in den Jahren 1804 - 1807
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has been re-established as Lutheran convent after the end of the Catholic occupation and is functioning up to the present day as such an institution.
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in 1180 all of these suffragan bishops achieved for parts of their diocesan territories the status of imperially immediate prince-bishoprics. The
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Heinz-Joachim Schulze, "Die Grafen von Stade und die Erzbischöfe von Bremen-Hamburg vom Ausgang des 10. bis zur Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts", in:
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Heinz-Joachim Schulze, "Die Grafen von Stade und die Erzbischöfe von Bremen-Hamburg vom Ausgang des 10. bis zur Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts", in:
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Heinz-Joachim Schulze, "Die Grafen von Stade und die Erzbischöfe von Bremen-Hamburg vom Ausgang des 10. bis zur Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts", in:
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The reconquest of the Prince-Archbishopric – helped by forces from Sweden and from the city of Bremen – was interrupted by Leaguist forces under
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speculated to regain the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen and therefore in June/July 1631 officially allied himself with Sweden. For the war being
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would be a merely temporary phenomenon, while its protagonists still expected all the Roman church to reform, so that there would be no schism.
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in 1570, while de jure still represented by the Chapter until 1580, in order not to complicate a papal confirmation, which never materialised.
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remained a skeptic. Henry III was raised Lutheran, but educated Catholic and served before his election as Catholic canon of the cathedral in
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Heinz-Joachim Schulze, "Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung zwischen Elbe und Weser vom Mittelalter bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts", in:
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for the Prince-Archbishopric. Thus Henry III would not exercise the pastoral functions of a Roman Catholic bishop any more. In 1584 the
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By the time he died (1558), in the Prince-Archbishopric nothing was left of the old denomination apart from a few monasteries – such as
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in 1648). The city was neither to be conquered nor to be successfully beleaguered due to its new fortifications and its access to the
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and the returned Administrator were difficult. The Estates preferred to directly negotiate with the occupants, this time the Swedes.
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and to establish a Baltic trade monopoly, to be run by some imperial favourites including Spaniards and Poles. The idea was to win
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The Chapters of Bremen Cathedral (see below) and part of the administration were located within the city boundary in a district of
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Regierung und Verwaltung des Erzstifts Bremen am Beginn der Neuzeit (1500-1645): Eine Studie zum Wesen der modernen Staatlichkeit
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tried desperately to keep his Prince-Archbishopric out of the war, being in complete agreement with the Estates and the city of
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Sabine Graf, 'Die vier katholischen Klöster Harsefeld, Altkloster, Neukloster und Zeven im evangelischen Erzstift Bremen', in:
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Sabine Graf, „Die vier katholischen Klöster Harsefeld, Altkloster, Neukloster und Zeven im evangelischen Erzstift Bremen“, in:
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in 1628 alone) and offered in 1630 to relieve every burgher, who would attend Catholic services, without success. In July 1630
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granted its rulers, even after its dynastic partition in 1296, this territory, consisting only of territorial fringes of the
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on 13 August 1645, a number of Danish territories, including the two prince-bishoprics, being ceded into Swedish hands. So
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troops, whose marching through the Prince-Archbishopric had to tolerate in order to prevent entering into armed conflict.
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agreed with Sweden upon the prince-archbishopric's neutrality. But this didn't last long, because in the Danish-Swedish
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Adolf Hofmeister, "Der Kampf um das Erbe der Stader Grafen zwischen den Welfen und der Bremer Kirche (1144–1236)", in:
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Adolf Hofmeister, "Der Kampf um das Erbe der Stader Grafen zwischen den Welfen und der Bremer Kirche (1144–1236)", in:
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Adolf Hofmeister, "Der Kampf um das Erbe der Stader Grafen zwischen den Welfen und der Bremer Kirche (1144–1236)", in:
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Adolf Hofmeister, "Der Kampf um das Erbe der Stader Grafen zwischen den Welfen und der Bremer Kirche (1144–1236)", in:
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Reorganisation of Roman Catholic Church in the former Territory of the Archdiocese and Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
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weren't restituted by order of the city council. The council argued, that the city had long been Protestant, but the
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The constitution of the Holy Roman Empire provided, that the Emperor may only enfeoff a prince-bishop elect with the
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 105–157, here p. 141.
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 105–157, here p. 140.
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 105–157, here p. 123.
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rivers. Even more confusingly, parts of the prince-archbishopric belonged in religious respect to the neighbouring
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 43–104, here p. 95.
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 43–104, here p. 53.
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had to resign as Administrator in both prince-bishoprics. He succeeded his late father on the Danish throne as
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In 1219 the Bremen Chapter again ignored the Hamburg capitulars, fearing their Danish partisanship and elected
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appointed a new chapter with twelve canons, with three each taken from Bremen Cathedral chapter, and the three
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for bibliographical details, vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)': pp. 1–21, here p. 6.
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In September 1629 the Chapter was ordered to render an account of all the capitular and prince-archiepiscopal
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ordered his troops to capture all the important traffic hubs in the Prince-Archbishopric and entered into the
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granted them safe-conduct to England and Denmark and the whole Prince-Archbishopric was in his hands. Now
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wanted to secularise the monasteries in favour of his budget, but the opposing Estates prevented that.
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Within the occupied Prince-Archbishopric the Leaguist occupants carried out the restitution. In Stade,
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After the Bremen Cathedral chapter, overlooking the three enfranchised Hamburg capitulars, had elected
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With the impending enfeoffment of the Prince-Archbisporic of Bremen to the political Great Power of
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were bound and the Prince-Archbishopric seemed relieved. But soon after the imperial troops under
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After the Obodrite destruction of Hamburg in 983 the Hamburg chapter was dispersed. So Archbishop
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consisted of a number of sub-entities. The only thing they all had in common was, that the prior
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often denied the city's status. And also the city could and did not always cling to its claim of
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and dearness, had already caused an inflation also in the region. The population suffered from
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as well as to the district of Bederkesa and abandoned the lawsuit, which he had brought to the
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Through the history the respective rulers of the Prince-Archbishopric and its successor state
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former diocesan territory was distributed among the still-existing neighbouring dioceses of
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confirmed this settlement in 1224, also affirming the continued existence of both chapters.
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was in the process of becoming one, with – among a majority of Catholic nuns – a number of
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As to the interior Henry III still had to repay debts from his pre-predecessor Christopher
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former prince-bishopric's territory is represented about by the eastern part of the modern
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commented by arguing once the Leaguists would take over, his extortions will seem little.
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again were by no means homogenous and therefore often quarreled for they consisted of the
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and his surviving troops fled to the Prince-Archbishopric and took their headquarters in
1613: 3236:. The city council answered under these circumstances it would rather separate from the 2622:
decided to recruit an army in order to maintain an armed neutrality, with troops of the
1956:
took up time and protracted elections for years, being itself the ruler for the time of
4819: 4714: 4493: 4311: 3968: 3862: 3856: 3561: 3514: 3428: 2658: 2596: 2495:, his cousin of second degree, to grant coadjutorship of the See of Bremen for his son 2250: 2246: 2241:
In 1524 the Prince-Archbishopric had subjected the autonomous farmers' republic of the
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and his allies, many of them vassals and former supporters of his paternal cousin Duke
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at the free disposal of its holder, making up half the Prince-Archbishopric's budget.
2448:
the Prince-Archbishopric maintained neutrality, as did most of the territories in the
2084:, which made rapid headway, partly because the last Roman Catholic prince-archbishop, 2072:
in Church and State marked the next two centuries, and in spite of the labours of the
1463:), the latter holding the unconnected two northern territories, belonging both to the 4877: 4752: 4618: 4553: 4052: 3997: 3928: 3897: 3870: 3700: 3510: 3229: 2592: 2468:, turned his attention to gain grounds by acquiring the prince-bishoprics of Bremen, 2293: 2112: 1866: 1776: 1725: 1089:
attained its greatest prosperity and later had its deepest troubles under Archbishop
1067: 1031: 838: 799: 692: 602: 532: 257: 3937:(end of 15th century – 1556), Roman Catholic Dominican, controversial theologist in 3401:
in the Sees of Bremen and of Verden. But he had to render homage to the minor Queen
3074:
suspended the capitulars from penalty, if they would dismiss the Lutheran coadjutor
2245:, but the Wursteners still hoped for a liberation and support from the neighbouring 1857:), a prevailingly advisory body, but decision-taking in fiscal and tax matters. The 1570:, who had opposed this election, fled to Hamburg, then under Danish influence. King 1243: 4089: 3837: 3690: 3605: 3498: 3451: 3217: 3174: 3124:
in office, against Leaguist resistance, for he had always kept loyalty to him. The
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then invaded the Prince-Archbishopric and captured its southern parts. The city of
2600: 2242: 2137: 1957: 979: 630: 555: 551: 272: 249: 3938: 3193:. In October 1629 the capitular secretary finally rendered the ordered account in 1218:
remaining suffragan sees at that time were only existing by name, since insurgent
830:, it lost its independence, and from that time on was permanently united with the 752:
The foundation of the diocese belongs to the period of the missionary activity of
3771: 4254: 3704: 3634: 3310:, all of them troubled by Habsburg's growing influence wielded by virtue of the 3024: 2991: 2857:
with its remaining garrison of 3,500 Danish and English soldiers. On 5 May 1628
2346:, an endeavour for pastoral care and mission in the area of the de facto ceased 1878: 1780: 1672: 1637: 1177: 1027: 1019: 971: 842: 765: 406: 2849:
shut its city gates and entrenched behind its improved fortifications. In 1628
3960: 3901: 3888: 3754: 3590:
List of administrators, archbishops, bishops, and prince-archbishops of Bremen
2631: 2630:
and dangerously approaching their region. The concomitant effects of the war,
2484: 2402: 1590: 1410: 1402: 744:
forgeries have drawn a veil before the early history of the Hamburg-Bremen."
4460: 3393:
illegitimate. But the Swedish occupants had to be persuaded first, to accept
3923: 3668: 3558: 3489:, the city of Bremen searched for an imperial confirmation of its status of 3272: 3249: 3141: 3007: 2953: 2870: 2608: 2418: 2188: 2143: 2124: 2108: 2077: 2042: 1764: 1105:
stopped being used as part of the diocese's name. The next two archbishops,
1055: 1007: 928: 924: 846: 815: 811: 680: 356: 4172:
Michael SchĂŒtz, "Die Konsolidierung des Erzstiftes unter Johann Rode", in:
2960:– became the local strongholds for a reCatholicisation within the scope of 1909:
from the political landscape, the latter fought for the enforcement of the
1667:
shows in the middle the coat of arms of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen.
1609: 920: 3813:, existed from the 13th to the 16th century, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3564:
and its territory, which continued to be supervised by the Roman Catholic
2261:(*1550-1585*, ruled from 1568 on) prince-archbishop. In return his father 4610: 3964: 2838: 2422: 2363: 2336: 2301: 1788: 1688: 1051: 1039: 932: 857:, the "second apostle of the north," was troubled by onslaughts first by 753: 709: 3228:
argued that the city was de jure a part of the Prince-Archbishopric, so
3209:
appointed additional Roman Catholic capitulars in 1630, including a new
2663:
James I, King of England and of Ireland and as James IV King of Scotland
1925:
and repelling his absolutist intentions by making common cause with the
1837:
In relation to the interior the archiepiscopal authority, consisting of
3744: 3307: 2741: 2705:'s support, both of which since long were after the destruction of the 2702: 2690: 2297: 2156: 975: 873: 858: 854: 715: 691:
that after its definitive secularization in 1648 became the hereditary
655: 396: 391: 212: 177:
within the Holy Roman Empire (as of 1648), the episcopal residence (in
3847:
Notable people from the Archdiocese and Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
2615:
to join, the city refused, but started to enforce its fortifications.
1234:
and they were only to be reestablished later. At the stripping of the
4737: 3734: 3509:
For the further history see the article about the collectively ruled
3482: 3431:(1643–45) the Swedes seized de facto rule in both prince-bishoprics. 3064:, in order to finance them and their missioning in the course of the 2866: 2846: 2698: 2686: 2635: 1792: 1680: 1106: 967: 827: 803: 789: 769: 704: 491: 198: 4051: This article incorporates text from a publication in the 2202:
Territory of the Prince-Archbishopric from a late 16th-century atlas
962:
diocesan territory covered about today's following territories: The
3953:(c. 1430–1485), Roman Catholic priest, church and monastic reformer 1889:
and the archiepiscopal authority, being in itself divided into the
3884: 3826: 3358: 3354: 3033: 3011: 2990:
In many territories, where the majority of the population adopted
2957: 2937:. The Bremian monasteries still maintaining Roman Catholic rite – 2639: 2543: 2197: 2151:
The Era of the Lutheran Administrators of the Prince-Archbishopric
2128: 1692: 1684: 1658: 1311: 1219: 1072: 1062:(easterly) as well as the Schleswig-Holsteinian urban counties of 912: 862: 785: 757: 724: 3859:(before 1050 - c. 1081), Roman Catholic canon and historiographer 3712:, existed from before 1255 to 1647, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 1940:
managed to dismiss the autocratic and prodigal Prince-Archbishop
1489:, with part of the diocesan territory being upgraded to form the 4272:
with part of the Saxon territory bearing the official name of a
3874: 3842:, existed from before 986 to 1650, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3823:, existed from 1132 to about 1527, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 2440:
The Prince-Archbishopric during the Thirty-Years War (1618-1648)
2428:
In 1585 John Adolf covenanted at his election in the obligatory
2300:. The schism wasn't so definite, as it looks in retrospect. The 1263:
Gaining Grounds for a Prince-Archbishopric of Imperial Immediacy
1247: 1063: 781: 728: 4507: 4473:
LebenslÀufe zwischen Elbe und Weser: Ein biographisches Lexikon
3922:(died second half of 15th century), Roman Catholic Prioress of 3553:, the latter of which covers today the former territory of the 2405:ĂŒhlen after a riding accident. After Henry's early death, Duke 748:
The archdiocese before the creation of the prince-archbishopric
4261:, who had had a great effort in defeating the last Saxon Duke 3263:
expelled all Lutheran clergy, except the one of St. Nicholas.
2491:
in 1620, to stipulate with Bremen's Chapter and Administrator
792:
territory for a certain distance from the mouth of the Weser.
36: 3916:(died 1526), Roman Catholic, then Lutheran theologist, martyr 3090:, in favour of his youngest son, the Roman Catholic Archduke 2897:
Frederick II, Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden
2521:
Frederick II, Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden
1917:
often swung between increasing its influence by fighting the
3763:, exists since 1219, till 1648 subject to Bremen Archdiocese 1332:
and his remaining supporters. In 1168 the Saxon clan of the
841:
was regarded as the headquarters for missionary work in the
768:'s initiative, his jurisdiction being assigned to cover the 4184:), vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)' (1995; 4153:), vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)' (1995; 4122:), vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)' (1995; 4020:), vol. II 'Mittelalter (einschl. Kunstgeschichte)' (1995; 3780:, existed from the 1270s to 1647, subject to Verden Diocese 3342:
became subject of a Swedish military administration, while
3314:
in a number of Northern German Lutheran prince-bishoprics.
3082:, whom it had elected with full legal validity in 1621. So 2873:
in order to spare its siege. The city remained unoccupied.
1616:, which became the principal fortress of Prince-Archbishop 3806:, existed from 1141 to 1648, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3790:, existed from 1182 to 1650, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3731:, existed from 1232 to 1646, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3665:, existed from 1050 to 1523, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3649:, existed from 1225 to 1528, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3630:, existed from 1225 to 1528, subject to Bremen Archdiocese 3505:
The further History of the Prince-Archbishopric after 1648
2833:
withdrew from the Prince-Archbishopric, in order to fight
2413:
wielded influence at the Bremian Chapter to elect his son
4063:(third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls. 2681:
headed for the North in an attempt to destroy the fading
2417:(*1575-1616*) to the See. To this end, Adolf paid 20,000 1833:
Constitution and Politics within the Prince-Archbishopric
1679:), the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (two criss-crossed 1516:
recognised the city of Bremen as a political body by the
3595:
Monasteries in the territory of the prince-archbishopric
2483:
He skillfully took advantage of the alarm of the German
3517:(1823–1978), which emerged by the establishment of the 3291:
had landed with his troops, opening a new front in the
3189:. Even Lutheran capitulars were uneasy in Calvinistic 2732:
to further accept the stationing of Danish troops and
2716:
was elected – in the latter of his functions – by the
2131:
under the jurisdiction of the Bremian archdiocese and
1593:, in charge of the education at the cathedral school. 4894:
Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany
4409: 4407: 4364: 4362: 4060:
New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
1741:
former territory consists about of today's following
1509:, holding only a small part of its former territory. 954: 4043:, Hamburg: Museum fĂŒr Hamburgische Geschichte, 1973. 2401:
On 22 April 1585 Henry III died in his residence in
2253:. Thus on 17 February 1567 the Chapter elected Duke 1524:
the emperor declared the city to be governed by its
1250:) was a suffragan of Bremen in the years 1186–1255. 27:
Ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire
4723: 4609: 4552: 2983:(not to be confused with the political body of the 1675:, has become the symbol of the city of Bremen (see 651: 547: 521: 511: 476: 454: 434: 416: 402: 369: 351: 332: 317: 302: 287: 255: 245: 235: 221: 194: 186: 101: 3521:in 1823, comprising the territories of the former 2771:, on 27 August 1626, where he was defeated by the 2493:John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 2147:schools, hospitals, alms houses and senior homes. 2061:Decline of the Prince-Archbishopric's Independence 1340:, had failed to install their family member Count 1128:was elevated to an archdiocese supervising all of 4230:. Addition in edged brackets not in the original. 1972:which had gained at that time substantial power. 3220:within the boundaries of the unoccupied city of 3078:from office. The Chapter refused, still backing 2421:and promised to work towards the restitution of 2175:, but would be banned from participating in the 1222:had destroyed the so-called Wendish dioceses of 4929:1648 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire 3244:(Its independence was finally confirmed by the 2542:stationed Danish troops in the Bremian city of 1258:after 1180 as a territory of imperial immediacy 904:over Bremen. Sergius prohibited the chapter at 4002:Stammtafeln: mit Anhang Calendarium medii aevi 3232:had illegitimately alienated estates from the 2791:, in personal union also Administrator of the 2724:joined the Anglo-Dutch war coalition. In 1625 2685:, in order to subject the Hanseatic cities of 2607:'s Spanish and imperial forces, requested its 2415:John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein at Gottorp 1946:, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg-WolfenbĂŒttel 1566:, archbishop in 1207, Bremen's cathedral dean 955:Bremen's Diocesan Territory and its Suffragans 4919:1180s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 4519: 4174:Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser 4143:Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser 4112:Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser 4010:Geschichte des Landes zwischen Elbe und Weser 1663:The coat of arms of the Bremian municipality 8: 4301: 3617:, existed from 1197 to 1648, subject to the 3010:with all their estates had turned into such 2583:With Danish troops within his territory and 2080:congregations, the way was prepared for the 1960:. During the dismissal of Prince-Archbishop 1754: 845:, and new sees to be erected were to be its 383: 375: 354: 106: 3721:St. Mary's Nunnery in the Valley of Lillies 3474:in 1645, i.e. provisional head of the See. 3381:death in 1634 Chapter and Estates regarded 1656:of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen too. 1132:other Nordic former suffragan sees, to wit 735:, making up 10% of its diocesan territory. 4526: 4512: 4504: 3566:Vicariate Apostolic of the Nordic Missions 3511:Duchy of Bremen and Principality of Verden 3086:himself dismissed him by way of using the 2756:, being as well the provided successor of 2396:Vicariate Apostolic of the Nordic Missions 2265:waived any Saxe-Lauenburgian claim to the 2179:. Lacking papal confirmation and imperial 1505:became one of the successor states of the 168: 145: 98: 2714:Christian IV of Denmark, Duke of Holstein 2540:Christian IV of Denmark, Duke of Holstein 1671:The key, the epithet symbol of the Saint 87:Learn how and when to remove this message 4314:by the respective archbishop of Cologne. 3493:from 1186 (Gelnhausen Privilege), which 3076:Frederick, later Crown Prince of Denmark 2736:, demanded the immediate end of his and 2659:Republic of the Seven United Netherlands 2597:Republic of the Seven United Netherlands 2580:, and their neutrality in the conflict. 2100:, he preferred to reside in the city of 1687:background, see in the left part of the 1520:. With the consent of Prince-Archbishop 1481:, who since 1168 had called himself the 1294:of his duchies. In 1182 he and his wife 908:to found suffragan dioceses of its own. 50:This article includes a list of general 4909:Dioceses established in the 8th century 4210: 3383:Frederick's (later Danish Crown Prince) 3306:and a number of Lower Saxon princes in 2829:from the Bremian See. In the same year 2618:In 1623 the territories comprising the 1897:, became the quasi constitution of the 849:, meaning subject to its jurisdiction. 675:) — not to be confused with the modern 4077: 4066: 4057:Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. (1914). 3615:Old Nunnery of Ss. Mary's and Lawrence 1359:prevailed twofoldly. The chief of the 1018:(except of an eastern tract of land), 3887:of Stade's monastery of St. Mary and 3684:of monks, existed from 1104 to 1648, 3351:Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim 3158:, carrying out the provisions of the 2929:, decreed on 6 March 1629 within the 2626:already operating in the neighboured 2088:, was in permanent conflict with the 1804: 520: 510: 475: 453: 433: 415: 411: 350: 331: 316: 301: 286: 282: 254: 7: 3557:proper. Except for the prevailingly 3414:Leopold Wilhelm, Archduke of Austria 2869:, which paid him a ransom of 10,000 2572:would join the war coalition of the 2564:, the Lutheran Administrator of the 2292:regarded Henry III a true Catholic, 2212:Brunswick and Lunenburg-WolfenbĂŒttel 1236:Duchy of Saxony (7th century - 1180) 1113:, were determined opponents of Pope 32:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bremen 4290:Archbishopric-Electorate of Cologne 3580:being dismantled in the same year. 3267:levied high war contributions from 2507:with its Chapter and Administrator 1913:to become a real constitution. The 760:. It was erected on 15 July 787 at 4939:Former Catholic dioceses in Sweden 2825:had de facto dismissed his cousin 2460:, being in personal union Duke of 2206:Many princely houses, such as the 976:Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg 880:confirmed the amalgamation of the 56:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 3495:Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor 3242:Republic of the Seven Netherlands 2673:campaign. Thus the troops of the 2523:, only to flee the troops of the 1819:and the southern part of today's 1026:, the Lower Saxon urban counties 890:Archdiocese of Hamburg and Bremen 4600: 4535: 4046: 3959:(1529–1586), Lutheran heritable 3416:, imposed in 1629 by his father 3412:provided the Catholic coadjutor 3322:accepted the supreme command of 3128:wished the Roman Catholic Count 2923:Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor 2879:had meanwhile conquered all the 2734:Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor 2628:Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle 2578:Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor 1739:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen's 635: 621: 607: 582: 151:The Duchy of Bremen around 1655, 131: 108:Erzstift Bremen/Herzogtum Bremen 41: 4414: 4390: 4369: 4345: 4324: 4219: 3865:(c. 1165–1229), Roman Catholic 3497:, granted to the city in 1646 ( 3485:, as under negotiation for the 3240:and join the quasi-independent 2901:Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt 1975:In relation to the outside the 935:had fled the invasion of Count 826:(838–45), the see was given to 772:territory on both sides of the 450:1186, especially from the 1360s 4286:Herzogtum Westfalen und Engern 4274:Duchy of Westphalia and Angria 3628:St. Catherine's Friary, Bremen 2931:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 2921:The Leaguist takeover enabled 2769:Battle of Lutter am Barenberge 2661:, diplomatically supported by 2611:co-religionist of the city of 2570:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 2390:further institutionalised the 2380:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 2360:Congregatio de Propaganda Fide 2011:. A prerequisite for being an 1977:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1783:and from 1145 to 1526 today's 1700:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1618:Gerhard II, Edelherr zur Lippe 1503:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1491:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1387:, with the later on so-called 1256:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 665:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 175:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 103:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1: 4924:1180 establishments in Europe 4192:), vol. III 'Neuzeit' (2008; 4161:), vol. III 'Neuzeit' (2008; 4130:), vol. III 'Neuzeit' (2008; 4028:), vol. III 'Neuzeit' (2008; 4004:. Leipzig: Hahn. p. 506. 3963:of the Prince-Archbishopric, 3570:Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 3562:Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 3423:In 1635/1636 the Estates and 3334:Catholic Prince-Bishop Count 3197:and was informed that by the 3177:(not to be confused with the 3138:Prince-Bishopric of OsnabrĂŒck 2728:warned the Prince-Archbishop 2603:for its independence against 2425:to the Prince-Archbishopric. 2374:, the task to look after the 2331:. In 1580 Henry introduced a 1717:corporations of free peasants 1691:) and of the Bremian city of 1585:, presiding the chapter, the 1379:, provided his sixth brother 869:renewed claims to supremacy. 617:Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 157:is insufficiently demarcated, 18:Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen 3523:Duchies of Bremen and Verden 3466:(1630–1631) and officiating 3462:, the expelled short-period 3154:as chairman of the imperial 3102:of the prince-bishoprics of 2912:Imperial Free City of LĂŒbeck 2802:and his troops occupied the 2568:requested that the Lutheran 2566:Prince-Bishopric Halberstadt 2333:Lutheran church constitution 2060: 1477:helped their second brother 1449:Herzogtum Sachsen-Wittenberg 1385:Bernhard III, Duke of Saxony 896:, and by so doing he denied 4934:Medieval history of Germany 3060:then being bestowed to the 2096:. Being simultaneously the 2086:Christopher the Spendthrift 1962:Christopher the Spendthrift 1654:Cathedral Immunity District 1461:Herzogtum Sachsen-Lauenburg 1278:, had defeated the Duke of 681:ecclesiastical principality 679:, founded in 1994 — was an 4955: 3896:(died latest 1596), upper 3877:, which he founded in 1201 3468:Prince-Bishop of OsnabrĂŒck 3385:dismissal as coadjutor by 3346:ascended its See in 1631. 3340:Prince-Bishopric of Verden 2996:nunneries of Himmelpforten 2935:Prince-Bishopric of Verden 2804:Prince-Bishopric of Verden 2793:Prince-Bishopric of LĂŒbeck 2505:Prince-Bishopric of Verden 2411:Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 2384:Prince-Bishopric of Verden 1314:to go into exile from the 1093:(1043–1072). He was after 798:fixed his headquarters at 29: 4904:History of Bremen (state) 4828:Lower Rhenish–Westphalian 4766: 4598: 3760:Convent of the Holy Cross 3437:Second Peace of Brömsebro 3170:in 1629, who acquiesced. 3012:Lutheran women's convents 2358:were subordinated to the 1905:worked on discarding the 1381:Bernhard, Count of Anhalt 1120:Under the latter in 1104 1099:Patriarchate of the North 1097:upgrade to the rank of a 876:'s (888–909) instigation 561: 543: 412: 347: 283: 167: 159:bottom right in pink the 144: 128: 123: 4899:History of Bremen (city) 3957:Christoph von Issendorff 3894:Bonaventura Borchgreving 3883:(c. 1187 - after 1265), 3788:Nunnery in the Osterholz 3445:Frederick III of Denmark 3353:, coming as a relief to 3048:Within the scope of the 3032:), while the nunnery of 2967:Under the threat of the 2679:Albrecht von Wallenstein 2665:, the brother-in-law of 2499:, later crown prince of 2489:Battle of White Mountain 2444:At the beginning of the 2378:in - among others - the 2372:Pietro Francesco Montoro 1968:ruled together with the 1881:of chartered towns. The 1568:Burchard of Stumpenhusen 530:     513:‱ Seized by Sweden 496:     485:     463:     442:     423:     209:(seat of govt from 1219) 30:Not to be confused with 4863:Unencircled territories 4624:Brunswick and Lunenburg 4268:, on the behalf of the 3576:only in 1929, with the 3519:High-Bailiwick of Stade 3464:Prince-Bishop of Verden 3433:Christian IV of Denmark 2895:and waived for his son 2748:being already ruled by 2667:Christian IV of Denmark 2585:Christian the Younger's 2515:son succeeded the late 2098:Prince-Bishop of Verden 1779:exclave of the city of 1629:extraterritorial status 1426:younger Duchy of Saxony 1413:. Except of the title, 1375:, a maternal cousin of 1101:and failed completely. 1079:ecclesiastical province 683:(787–1566/1648) of the 155:Imperial City of Bremen 71:more precise citations. 4654:Brunswick-WolfenbĂŒttel 4302: 4297: 4285: 4276:, colloquially called 4270:archdiocese of Cologne 4257:his friend Archbishop 4241:Frederick I Barbarossa 3513:(1648–1823). Then see 3271:burghers (e.g. 22,533 3226:restitution commission 3203:restitution commission 3156:restitution commission 2865:turned to the city of 2587:request Administrator 2562:Lunenburg-WolfenbĂŒttel 2430:election capitulations 2348:archdioceses of Bremen 2278:election capitulations 2271:Imperial Chamber Court 2203: 2168: 2026: 2004: 1988: 1863:hereditary aristocracy 1854: 1755: 1750: 1724: 1677:Coat of arms of Bremen 1668: 1650:Cathedral of St. Peter 1636: 1572:Valdemar II of Denmark 1522:Hartwig II, of Uthlede 1514:Frederick I Barbarossa 1498: 1483:Bishop Elect of Bremen 1460: 1448: 1338:Frederick I Barbarossa 1326:Frederick I Barbarossa 1318:in order to stay with 1288:Frederick I Barbarossa 1269:Frederick I Barbarossa 1082: 1004:Oldenburg in Oldenburg 906:Hamburg's Concathedral 892:, colloquially called 886:Archdiocese of Hamburg 832:Archdiocese of Hamburg 820:archbishops of Cologne 776:from the mouth of the 700: 677:Archdiocese of Hamburg 672: 384: 381:) convening at Diets ( 376: 373:Estates of the Realm ( 355: 181:) shown by a red spot. 107: 4884:Archbishops of Bremen 4310:were always ruled in 4300:, or more colloquial 4259:Philip I of Heinsberg 3920:Gertrud von dem Brake 3584:Incumbents of the see 3460:Francis of Wartenberg 3336:Francis of Wartenberg 3279:left to head for the 3252:via the Weser river. 3234:Roman Catholic Church 3187:Roman Catholic Church 3148:Francis of Wartenberg 2976:Canonical Visitations 2669:, started a new anti- 2201: 2027:Reichsunmittelbarkeit 1995:) with a vote in the 1979:had the status of an 1802:German pronunciation: 1785:Schleswig-Holsteinian 1698:The territory of the 1662: 1485:, to gain the see of 1465:archdiocese of Bremen 1076: 1048:Rendsburg-Eckernförde 1036:Schleswig-Holsteinian 978:(north of Elbe), the 931:. In 1139 Archbishop 784:and westwards to the 673:FĂŒrsterzbistum Bremen 222:Common languages 4251:(7th century – 1180) 3935:Augustin van Getelen 3652:Bremen: Benedictine 3574:Diocese of OsnabrĂŒck 3555:Prince-Archbishopric 3487:Treaty of Westphalia 3391:Edict of Restitution 3324:Gustavus II Adolphus 3312:Edict of Restitution 3304:Gustavus II Adolphus 3285:Gustavus II Adolphus 3246:Treaty of Westphalia 3199:Edict of Restitution 3160:Edict of Restitution 3088:Edict of Restitution 2969:Edict of Restitution 2927:Edict of Restitution 2394:by establishing the 2228:Electorate of Saxony 2220:Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1932:In 1542/1547 - 1549 1899:Prince-Archbishopric 1885:of interplay of the 1769:Rotenburg upon WĂŒmme 1689:Bremen-Verden's seal 1518:Gelnhausen Privilege 1439:into the Duchies of 1411:Wittenberg upon Elbe 1304:Eleanor of Aquitaine 1240:Bishopric of Livonia 1126:Diocese of Lund (DK) 1012:Rotenburg upon WĂŒmme 806:in 804 or 805, when 780:, northwards to the 4839:Circles est. 1512: 4814:Circles est. 1500: 4544:(1500–1806) of the 4499:Elbe-Weser Triangle 4308:Duchy of Westphalia 4278:Duchy of Westphalia 3863:Albert of Bexhövede 3821:St. George's Friary 3793:Stade: Benedictine 3709:Porta Coeli Nunnery 3578:Vicariate Apostolic 3572:became part of the 3403:Christina of Sweden 3361:after its siege by 3066:Counter-Reformation 3022:, more particular: 2962:Counter-Reformation 2943:Harsefeld Archabbey 2925:, to implement the 2595:. When in 1623 the 2322:Hagen im Bremischen 1907:bishopric's Estates 1859:bishopric's Estates 1847:Bishopric's Estates 1822:County of Rotenburg 1665:Hagen im Bremischen 1564:Bishop of Schleswig 1560:Valdemar of Denmark 1507:old Duchy of Saxony 1407:Lauenburg upon Elbe 1320:Henry II of England 1300:Henry II of England 1296:Matilda PlantagenĂȘt 1267:Holy Roman Emperor 1091:Adalbert of Hamburg 943:and Count Palatine 436:‱ Bremen city 418:‱ Break-up of 4914:787 establishments 4860:    4856:    4810:    4806:    4802:    4798:    4794:    4790:    4786:    4782:    4778:    4774:    4770:    4542:Lower Saxon Circle 4461:Kloster Neuenwalde 4298:KurfĂŒrstentum Köln 3907:Johann Bornemacher 3809:Stade: Franciscan 3695:St. Mary's Nunnery 3491:imperial immediacy 3281:Duchy of Pomerania 3164:Lower Saxon Circle 3030:ladies' foundation 2939:Altkloster Convent 2718:Lower Saxon Circle 2620:Lower Saxon Circle 2599:, fighting in the 2556:, titular duke of 2458:Denmark and Norway 2452:. After 1613 King 2450:Lower Saxon Circle 2216:House of Nikloting 2204: 2035:Holy Roman Emperor 2018:imperial immediacy 1775:as well as of the 1669: 1545:imperial immediacy 1534:imperial immediacy 1530:Free imperial city 1298:, the daughter of 1142:Gardar (Greenland) 1138:Faroe Islands (FO) 1083: 226:Northern Low Saxon 4869: 4868: 4853:Electoral Rhenish 4546:Holy Roman Empire 4076:Missing or empty 4069:cite encyclopedia 3944:Gerhard Halepaghe 3818:Premonstratensian 3811:St. John's Friary 3796:Our Lady's Friary 3739:Franciscan Friary 3655:St. Paul's Friary 3639:St. John's Friary 3619:Diocese of Verden 3408:In the same year 3389:by virtue of the 3298:In February 1631 3293:Thirty Years' War 3238:Holy Roman Empire 2893:Thirty Years' War 2839:Duchy of Holstein 2601:Eighty Years' War 2538:In November 1619 2529:Johan 't Serclaes 2466:Holy Roman Empire 2446:Thirty Years' War 2368:Nuncio to Cologne 2247:Saxe-Lauenburgian 2009:Holy Roman Empire 1948:. Especially the 1923:Prince-Archbishop 1921:jointly with the 1891:Prince-Archbishop 1843:cathedral chapter 1839:Prince-Archbishop 1806:[ˈfÞːɐdə] 1612:and later in the 1595:Pope Honorius III 1587:dean (Domdechant) 1316:Holy Roman Empire 1308:Richard Lionheart 882:Diocese of Bremen 837:The new combined 733:Diocese of Verden 713:(since 1186) and 685:Holy Roman Empire 661: 660: 647: 646: 643: 642: 595: 594: 340: 334:‱ 1635–1645 325: 319:‱ 1596–1634 310: 309:Prince-Archbishop 304:‱ 1185–1190 295: 294:Prince-Archbishop 289:‱ 1180–1184 276: 258:Prince-archbishop 217: 210: 203: 202:(seat of chapter) 97: 96: 89: 16:(Redirected from 4946: 4861: 4857: 4811: 4807: 4803: 4799: 4795: 4791: 4787: 4783: 4779: 4775: 4771: 4604: 4540: 4539: 4528: 4521: 4514: 4505: 4476: 4470: 4464: 4458: 4452: 4445: 4439: 4432: 4426: 4411: 4402: 4387: 4381: 4366: 4357: 4342: 4336: 4321: 4315: 4305: 4237: 4231: 4215: 4107: 4085: 4079: 4074: 4072: 4064: 4050: 4049: 4005: 3982: 3974:Henry of Zutphen 3952: 3915: 3900:at the court in 3841: 3805: 3775: 3730: 3683: 3664: 3648: 3609: 3470:(1625–1661), as 3458:appointed Count 3435:had to sign the 3379:John Frederick's 3363:John Frederick's 3110:(1625–1662) and 2951: 2910:, exiled in the 2889:Treaty of LĂŒbeck 2881:Jutish Peninsula 2837:invasion of his 2787:. Administrator 2707:Hanseatic League 2683:Hanseatic League 2640:Baden-Durlachian 2574:Protestant Union 2517:Philip Sigismund 2509:Philip Sigismund 2366:conveyed to the 2316:(1574–1585) and 2304:still hoped the 2232:House of Ascania 2141: 2047:Oldenburg-LĂŒbeck 1869:, non-capitular 1816:County of Verden 1808: 1803: 1758: 1579:Gebhard of Lippe 1415:Duke of Saxony, 1361:House of Ascania 1355:But in 1180 the 1348:, on the see of 1224:Oldenburg-LĂŒbeck 1095:Hamburg-Bremen's 960:Hamburg-Bremen's 878:Pope Sergius III 843:Nordic countries 701:Herzogtum Bremen 639: 638: 625: 624: 611: 610: 599: 598: 586: 585: 579: 578: 563: 562: 531: 497: 486: 464: 443: 424: 387: 379: 360: 338: 323: 308: 293: 270: 216:(venue of Diets) 215: 208: 201: 172: 149: 135: 118: 110: 99: 92: 85: 81: 78: 72: 67:this article by 58:inline citations 45: 44: 37: 21: 4954: 4953: 4949: 4948: 4947: 4945: 4944: 4943: 4874: 4873: 4870: 4865: 4859: 4855: 4809: 4805: 4801: 4797: 4793: 4789: 4785: 4781: 4777: 4773: 4769: 4762: 4719: 4605: 4596: 4548: 4534: 4532: 4489:Duchy of Bremen 4485: 4480: 4479: 4471: 4467: 4459: 4455: 4446: 4442: 4433: 4429: 4412: 4405: 4388: 4384: 4367: 4360: 4343: 4339: 4322: 4318: 4249:Duchy of Saxony 4243:dismantled the 4238: 4234: 4216: 4212: 4207: 4104: 4088: 4075: 4065: 4056: 4047: 3996: 3993: 3976: 3946: 3909: 3881:Albert of Stade 3849: 3835: 3799: 3769: 3749:Marienau Friary 3724: 3677: 3658: 3642: 3603: 3597: 3586: 3535: 3507: 3499:Diploma of Linz 3472:Vicar Apostolic 3456:Pope Innocent X 3454:again, the new 3410:Pope Urban VIII 3302:conferred with 3207:Pope Urban VIII 3150:, appointed by 3130:Francis William 3126:Catholic League 3092:Leopold Wilhelm 2945: 2675:Catholic League 2638:and alimenting 2624:Catholic League 2525:Catholic League 2442: 2392:Nordic Missions 2376:Nordic Missions 2356:Nordic Missions 2344:Nordic Missions 2329:the Spendthrift 2267:Land of Wursten 2249:exclave of the 2243:Land of Wursten 2224:House of Wettin 2153: 2135: 2063: 2013:imperial estate 1981:imperial estate 1944:the Spendthrift 1835: 1801: 1731:chartered towns 1681:argent (silver) 1602:Bishop's Needle 1551:as part of the 1499:Erzstift Bremen 1441:Saxe-Wittenberg 1432:Duchy of Saxony 1409:and (3) around 1393:Duchy of Saxony 1383:, from then on 1373:Albert the Bear 1265: 1260: 957: 750: 741: 693:Duchy of Bremen 689:Catholic Church 636: 622: 608: 590:Duchy of Saxony 583: 538: 535: 533:Duchy of Bremen 529: 528: 514: 506: 505: 502: 495: 494: 484: 483: 471: 468: 466:Catholic League 462: 461: 447: 441: 440: 427: 425:duchy of Saxony 422: 421: 335: 320: 305: 290: 266: 261: 240:Catholic Church 211: 204: 182: 163: 161:Duchy of Verden 158: 152: 140: 139: 136: 119: 112: 104: 93: 82: 76: 73: 63:Please help to 62: 46: 42: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4952: 4950: 4942: 4941: 4936: 4931: 4926: 4921: 4916: 4911: 4906: 4901: 4896: 4891: 4886: 4876: 4875: 4867: 4866: 4767: 4764: 4763: 4761: 4760: 4755: 4750: 4745: 4740: 4735: 4729: 4727: 4721: 4720: 4718: 4717: 4715:Saxe-Lauenburg 4712: 4707: 4702: 4701: 4700: 4695: 4690: 4680: 4679: 4678: 4673: 4668: 4658: 4657: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4641: 4636: 4631: 4621: 4615: 4613: 4607: 4606: 4599: 4597: 4595: 4594: 4589: 4584: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4558: 4556: 4554:Ecclesiastical 4550: 4549: 4533: 4531: 4530: 4523: 4516: 4508: 4502: 4501: 4496: 4491: 4484: 4481: 4478: 4477: 4465: 4453: 4440: 4427: 4415:see references 4403: 4391:see references 4382: 4370:see references 4358: 4346:see references 4337: 4325:see references 4316: 4312:personal union 4232: 4220:see references 4209: 4208: 4206: 4203: 4202: 4201: 4170: 4139: 4108: 4102: 4086: 4044: 4037: 4006: 3998:Grote, Hermann 3992: 3989: 3985: 3984: 3971: 3954: 3941: 3932: 3926: 3917: 3904: 3891: 3878: 3867:Bishop of Riga 3860: 3857:Adam of Bremen 3848: 3845: 3844: 3843: 3829:: Benedictine 3824: 3814: 3807: 3791: 3786:: Benedictine 3781: 3776:: Benedictine 3764: 3757:: Benedictine 3752: 3742: 3732: 3713: 3698: 3693:: Benedictine 3688: 3671:: Benedictine 3666: 3650: 3631: 3621: 3596: 3593: 3585: 3582: 3534: 3531: 3506: 3503: 3429:Torstenson War 3372:John Frederick 3367:John Frederick 3344:John Frederick 3328:John Frederick 3320:John Frederick 3316:John Frederick 3300:John Frederick 3168:John Frederick 3122:John Frederick 2972:John Frederick 2908:John Frederick 2906:Administrator 2827:John Frederick 2789:John Frederick 2758:John Frederick 2740:alliance with 2730:John Frederick 2644:Halberstadtian 2589:John Frederick 2441: 2438: 2386:. In 1667 the 2354:. In 1622 the 2341:Roman Catholic 2259:Saxe-Lauenburg 2251:Land of Hadeln 2236:Saxe-Lauenburg 2208:House of Guelf 2152: 2149: 2062: 2059: 2031:Reichsfreiheit 1867:service gentry 1834: 1831: 1791:. The city of 1726:Landsgemeinden 1562:, the deposed 1453:Saxe-Lauenburg 1377:Henry the Lion 1330:Henry the Lion 1306:and sister of 1292:Henry the Lion 1264: 1261: 1259: 1252: 1202:Vestervig (DK) 1087:Hamburg-Bremen 956: 953: 894:Hamburg-Bremen 872:At Archbishop 749: 746: 740: 737: 723:, between the 721:city of Bremen 659: 658: 653: 649: 648: 645: 644: 641: 640: 633: 627: 626: 619: 613: 612: 605: 596: 593: 592: 587: 575: 574: 569: 559: 558: 549: 545: 544: 541: 540: 536: 522: 519: 518: 517:13 August 1645 515: 512: 509: 508: 503: 477: 474: 473: 469: 455: 452: 451: 448: 435: 432: 431: 428: 417: 414: 413: 410: 409: 404: 403:Historical era 400: 399: 371: 367: 366: 363: 352:High Bailiff ( 349: 348: 345: 344: 336: 333: 330: 329: 327:John Frederick 321: 318: 315: 314: 306: 303: 300: 299: 291: 288: 285: 284: 281: 280: 277: 253: 252: 247: 243: 242: 237: 233: 232: 223: 219: 218: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 173: 165: 164: 150: 142: 141: 137: 130: 129: 126: 125: 121: 120: 105: 102: 95: 94: 49: 47: 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