Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg
*Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)* (Alsatian)
*Fürstbistum Straßburg* (German)
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g) (Alsatian); Fürstbistum Straßburg (German)
982–1803
	Flag Coat of arms
	The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, circa 1547
Status	Prince-Bishopric
Capital	Straßburg
Common languages	Alsatian
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Prince-Bishopric founded	before 343
• Gained autonomy	775 982
• Imperial immediacy	982
• Left-bank territories; annexed by France	; 1681
• Annexation recognised by; the Holy Roman Empire	; 1697
• Right-bank territories ; mediatised to Baden	1803
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Duchy of Swabia
France in the early modern period
Margraviate of Baden
Today part of	France; Germany;

The Prince-Bishopric of Strasburg (German: Fürstbistum Straßburg; Alsatian: Fìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by France; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine, around the towns of Saverne, Molsheim, Benfeld, Dachstein, Dambach, Dossenheim-Kochersberg, Erstein, Kästenbolz, Rhinau, and the Mundat (consisting of Rouffach, Soultz, and Eguisheim). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the east of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch, Ettenheim, and Oppenau. This territory was secularized to Baden in 1803.

References

Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Strasburg" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.