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| Bishopric of Toul | |||||||||
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| Prince-bishopric of Holy Roman Empire | |||||||||
| 1048–1648 | |||||||||
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 TheThree Bishoprics ofVerdun,Metz andToul | |||||||||
| Capital | Toul | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Bishopric established | 365 | ||||||||
• Acquired territory | 1048 | ||||||||
| 1552 1648 | |||||||||
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TheDiocese of Toul was aRoman Catholicdiocese seated atToul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (de jure until 1648), it was also a state of theHoly Roman Empire.
The diocese was erected in 338 AD by St.Mansuetus. The diocese was asuffragan of theecclesiastical province ofTrier. In 550 AD, theFrankishCouncil of Toul was held in the city.
By the highMiddle Ages, the diocese was located at the western edge of theHoly Roman Empire; it was bordered by France, theDuchy of Bar, and theDuchy of Lorraine. In 1048 it become a state of the Empire while that city of Toul itself became aFree Imperial City.
In 1552, both states were annexed by KingHenry II of France; the annexations were formally recognized by the Empire in 1648 by thePeace of Westphalia. By then, they were part of the French province of theThree Bishoprics.
In 1766, theDuchy of Lorraine became part of France. In 1777 and 1778, territory was carved out of Toul to form two new dioceses:Saint Dié andNancy, both of them suffragans of Trier. By the terms of theConcordat of 1802, Toul was suppressed. Its territory was merged with that of Nancy to form a new diocese — the Diocese of Nancy-Toul with it seat inNancy. The geographic remit included threeDepartments of France:Meurthe,Meuse, andVosges.
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1 Part of theThree Bishoprics. 2Nomeny after 1737. 3 withoutReichstag seat. 4 until 1736. 5 JoinedSwiss Confederacy in 1515. Circles est. 1500:Bavarian,Swabian,Upper Rhenish,Lower Rhenish–Westphalian,Franconian,(Lower) Saxon Circles est. 1512:Austrian,Burgundian,Upper Saxon,Electoral Rhenish · Unencircled territories | |||||
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