Back Hochstift Augsburg German Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg English Principado episcopal de Augsburgo Spanish Augsburgi piiskopkond Estonian Principauté épiscopale d'Augsbourg French בישופות אאוגסבורג HE Kepangeranan-Keuskupan Augsburg ID Principato vescovile di Augusta Italian Prinsbisdom Augsburg Dutch Аугсбургское княжество-епископство Russian
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg Fürstbistum Augsburg | |||||||||
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| c. 888–1803 | |||||||||
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 Augsburg territory (blue) in 1648 | |||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric (State of the Holy Roman Empire) | ||||||||
| Capital | Augsburg (until 1276) Dillingen an der Donau | ||||||||
| Government | Elective theocratic monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Bishopric established | 4th century | ||||||||
• Established | c. 888 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1803 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Estimate | 100,000 (approximately) | ||||||||
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The Prince Bishopric of Augsburg was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, meaning it was a territory ruled by a prince-bishop. Its territory included a large portion of the Diocese of Augsburg, which the Prince-Bishop only had spiritual power over.