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Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg | |||||||||||
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| 982–1803 | |||||||||||
The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, circa 1547 | |||||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||||
| Capital | Straßburg | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Alsatian | ||||||||||
| Government | Ecclesiastical principality | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Prince-Bishopric founded | before 343 | ||||||||||
• Gainedautonomy | 775 982 | ||||||||||
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1697 | |||||||||||
| 1803 | |||||||||||
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| Part ofa series on |
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Rot un Wiss, traditional flag of Alsace |
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ThePrince-Bishopric of Strasburg (German:Fürstbistum Straßburg;Alsatian:Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) was anecclesiastical principality of theHoly Roman Empire from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed byFrance; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of theRhine, around the towns ofSaverne,Molsheim,Benfeld,Dachstein,Dambach,Dossenheim-Kochersberg,Erstein,Kästenbolz,Rhinau, and theMundat (consisting ofRouffach,Soultz, andEguisheim). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in theTreaty of Ryswick of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the east of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns ofOberkirch,Ettenheim, andOppenau. This territory wassecularized toBaden in 1803.
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