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'''Prince-Bishop''' was the title of [[bishop]]s who held, beside their inherent clerical power, considerable secular powers. Prince-bishoprics were not uncommon in [[Germany]] until they were finally dissolved with the downfall of the old Empire and [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] in 1806. |
'''Prince-Bishop''' was the title of [[bishop]]s who held, beside their inherent clerical power, considerable secular powers. Prince-bishoprics were not uncommon in [[Germany]] until they were finally dissolved with the downfall of the old Empire and [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] in 1806. |
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In [[England]] the famous bishops of [[Durham]] were also styled until 1836 as Prince Bishops, for it was their duty not only to be head of the diocese, but also to protect the Kingdom against the [[Scotland|Scottish]] threat from the north. They founded the [[University of Durham]], one of the most |
In [[England]] the famous bishops of [[Durham]] were also styled until 1836 as Prince Bishops, for it was their duty not only to be head of the diocese, but also to protect the Kingdom against the [[Scotland|Scottish]] threat from the north. They founded the [[University of Durham]], one of the most prestigous and the third oldest university in England after the Universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. |
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Revision as of 12:05, 7 May 2004
Prince-Bishop was the title of bishops who held, beside their inherent clerical power, considerable secular powers. Prince-bishoprics were not uncommon in Germany until they were finally dissolved with the downfall of the old Empire and Holy Roman Emperor in 1806.
In England the famous bishops of Durham were also styled until 1836 as Prince Bishops, for it was their duty not only to be head of the diocese, but also to protect the Kingdom against the Scottish threat from the north. They founded the University of Durham, one of the most prestigous and the third oldest university in England after the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.