episcopal see then became a prince-diocese or (arch)bishopric (Fürst(erz)bistum). The German term Hochstift was often used to denote the form of secular...
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The Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek (Estonian: Saare-Lääne piiskopkond; German: Bistum Ösel–Wiek; Low German: Bisdom Ösel–Wiek; contemporary Latin: Ecclesia Osiliensis)...
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spiritual authority. The terms prince-bishopric (Fürstbistum, or simply Bistum) and ecclesiastical principality are synonymous with Hochstift. Erzstift...
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sell his rights of inheritance. September 1234: Bishopric of Courland (Bistum Kurland) established (formally declared on 11 February 1232), consisting...
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