Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
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The Bishopric of Utrecht (Dutch: Sticht Utrecht) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, in the present-day Netherlands. From 1024 to 1528, as one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, it was ruled by the bishops of Utrecht.
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Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht | |||||||||||
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1024–1528 | |||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Utrecht | ||||||||||
Common languages | Middle Dutch, Middle Low German | ||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism (State religion) | ||||||||||
Government | Ecclesiastical principality | ||||||||||
Prince-bishop | |||||||||||
• (1024–1026)[lower-alpha 1] | Adalbold II of Utrecht | ||||||||||
• (1524–1528)[lower-alpha 2] | Henry of the Palatinate | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
959 | |||||||||||
• Established | 1024 | ||||||||||
1075–1122 | |||||||||||
1122 | |||||||||||
• Joined the Burgundian Circle | 1512 | ||||||||||
1502–1543 | |||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1528 | ||||||||||
• Union of Utrecht signed | 1579 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Netherlands |
The Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht must not be confused with the Diocese of Utrecht, which was larger than the Prince-Bishopric. Over the larger area outside the Prince-Bishopric, the bishop exercised only spiritual, not temporal, authority.
In 1528, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor secularized the Prince-Bishopric, depriving the bishop of its secular authority.