They were led by the League of God's House from the 15th century.[2] The Three Leagues then took over any effective power from the Prince-Bishopric (while in Vinschgau the control passed to the Habsburg), and after the Reformation the bishop's estates remained the sole territory of the principality. The bishop had the vote number 51 in the Imperial Diet.
The Bishopric of Chur was first founded in 451, when Asinio was made Bishop of Chur.[3] In 1170, Emperor Frederick I raised the Bishopric of Chur to the title of Prince-Bishopric of Chur.[4]
In October 1621, Colonel Baldiron of Austria attacked the Prince-Bishopric of Chur, and the League of God's House as a whole, with 8,000 men. On November 22 of the same year, Baldiron and his soldiers captured Chur. In the ensuing peace deal, Austria took the Lower Engadine from Chur, and retained the right to station troops in Chur, and use their roads.[5] On October 27, 1624, an army of 8,000 French and Swiss soldiers attacked the Austrians stationed at Chur, led by the marquis de Coeuvres. Because Austria had pulled much of her garrison back during spring, the 8,000 strong army quickly overtook the Austrian skeleton garrison, and seized Chur and the surrounding land.[6] During the time of the Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy, the Three Leagues took control of Valtellina, Bormio, and Chiavenna.[7]
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As an ecclesiastical state, their leader was appointed by the Pope. It is, however, known that at least once, in 1440, the Bishop-elect requested confirmation from the Archbishop of Mainz, rather than the current pope, Eugenius IV.[8] In 1441 Heinrich von Höwen, who was already the Bishop of Constance, became the Bishop of Chur as well.[9] On 12 January 1447, Pope Eugenius IV issued a papal bull to Emperor Frederick III, allowing him to nominate bishops for Chur, for the rest of his life.[10]
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prince, bishopric, chur, german, hochstift, chur, fürstbistum, chur, bistum, chur, ecclesiastical, principality, holy, roman, empire, imperial, immediacy, controlled, contiguous, land, from, city, chur, engadin, vinschgau, historical, state, must, distinguishe. The Prince Bishopric of Chur German Hochstift Chur Furstbistum Chur Bistum Chur was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and had Imperial immediacy The Prince Bishopric of Chur controlled contiguous land from the city of Chur to Engadin and to Vinschgau 1 The historical State must be distinguished from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur which still exists even if the bishop was the same man Prince Bishopric of ChurBistum Chur de Chapitel catedral da Cuira rm Principato vescovile di Coira it 1170 1803Coat of armsCapitalChurReligionRoman CatholicGovernmentPrince BishopricBishop Historical eraMedieval Established1170 Disestablished1803Preceded by Succeeded by Raetia Curiensis Three Leagues They were led by the League of God s House from the 15th century 2 The Three Leagues then took over any effective power from the Prince Bishopric while in Vinschgau the control passed to the Habsburg and after the Reformation the bishop s estates remained the sole territory of the principality The bishop had the vote number 51 in the Imperial Diet The historical Prince Bishopric of Chur in Switzerland light yellow The present day Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur The Episcopal Court above the city of Chur with Chur Cathedral left Contents 1 History 2 Religion 3 Bishops 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Books 4 3 WebsitesHistory editThe Bishopric of Chur was first founded in 451 when Asinio was made Bishop of Chur 3 In 1170 Emperor Frederick I raised the Bishopric of Chur to the title of Prince Bishopric of Chur 4 In October 1621 Colonel Baldiron of Austria attacked the Prince Bishopric of Chur and the League of God s House as a whole with 8 000 men On November 22 of the same year Baldiron and his soldiers captured Chur In the ensuing peace deal Austria took the Lower Engadine from Chur and retained the right to station troops in Chur and use their roads 5 On October 27 1624 an army of 8 000 French and Swiss soldiers attacked the Austrians stationed at Chur led by the marquis de Coeuvres Because Austria had pulled much of her garrison back during spring the 8 000 strong army quickly overtook the Austrian skeleton garrison and seized Chur and the surrounding land 6 During the time of the Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy the Three Leagues took control of Valtellina Bormio and Chiavenna 7 Religion editAs an ecclesiastical state their leader was appointed by the Pope It is however known that at least once in 1440 the Bishop elect requested confirmation from the Archbishop of Mainz rather than the current pope Eugenius IV 8 In 1441 Heinrich von Howen who was already the Bishop of Constance became the Bishop of Chur as well 9 On 12 January 1447 Pope Eugenius IV issued a papal bull to Emperor Frederick III allowing him to nominate bishops for Chur for the rest of his life 10 Bishops editHenry II 1180 1193 11 Arnold II 1210 24 December 1221 12 13 Rudolf II 1223 1226 13 Berthold 1226 25 August 1233 14 13 Ulrich IV 1233 1237 13 Volcnand 1238 1251 13 Heinrich von Howen 1441 9 Further information Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur List of bishopsReferences editCitations edit Oechsli 2013 p 11 Oechsli 2013 p 64 Historical Dictionary of Switzerland sfn error no target CITEREFHistorical Dictionary of Switzerland help Busching 1762 p 255 Oechsli 2013 p 190 Oechsli 2013 p 192 Oechsli 2013 p 40 Stieber 1978 p 171 a b Stieber 1978 p 478 Stieber 1978 pp 282 283 Napran 2005 p 89 Pixton 1995 p 303 a b c d e Pixton 1995 p 195 Pixton 1995 p 403 Books edit Busching Anton Friedrich 1762 A New System of Geography Oxford ISBN 9781371415914 Dopsch Alfons 2013 The Economic and Social Foundations of European Civilization London Routledge ISBN 9781135032388 Napran Laura 2005 Chronicle of Hainaut Woodbridge The Boydell Press ISBN 9781843831204 Oechsli Wilhelm 2013 History of Switzerland 1499 1914 Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781107629332 Pixton Paul B 1995 The German Episcopacy and the Implementation of the Decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council 1216 1245 Watchmen on the Tower Leiden Brill ISBN 9789004102620 Stieber Joachim W 1978 Pope Eugenius IV The Council of Basel and the Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities in the Empire the Conflict Over Supreme Authority and Power in the Church Leiden Brill ISBN 9789004052406 Walsh Michael 2007 A New Dictionary of Saints East and West Collegeville Liturgical Press ISBN 9780814631867 Websites edit The Alps 4 1 Church and Religious Life in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prince Bishopric of Chur amp oldid 1209499930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
