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Prince-Bishopric of StrasbourgFìrschtbischofsìtz Strossburi(g) (Alsatian)
Fürstbistum Straßburg (German)
982–1803
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The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, circa 1547The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg, circa 1547
StatusPrince-Bishopric
CapitalStraßburg
Common languagesAlsatian
Historical eraMiddle 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
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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.

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