Prince-Bishopric of Verden
Prince-Bishopric of Verden Principality of Verden (Hoch)Stift Verden (1180–1648) | |||||||||
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| 1180–1648 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Verden (in pink, below right) c. 1655 | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Verden (seat of chapter), Rotenburg (residence of pr.-bishops since 1195)¹ | ||||||||
| Common languages | German, Low German | ||||||||
| Religion | Catholic Church till the 1550s, then Lutheranism | ||||||||
| Government | Ecclesiastical principality | ||||||||
| Ruler | |||||||||
• 1395–1398 | Prince-Bishop Dietrich | ||||||||
• 1398–1399 | Prince-Bishop Conrad II | ||||||||
• 1623–29, 1635–45 | Administrator Frederick II | ||||||||
• 1630–1631 | Prince-Bishop Francis | ||||||||
• 1631–1634 | Admin. John Frederick | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1180 | ||||||||
| 15 May 1648 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1806 | 730 km2 (280 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1806 | 20,000 | ||||||||
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The Prince-Bishopric of Verden was an ecclesiastical principality or Hochstift of the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. Established as a diocese of the Catholic Church in the middle of the 8th century, it was officially dissolved by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, and replaced by the Duchies of Bremen-Verden.