Cologne (Electorate)

LC control no.	n 85208323
Geographic heading	Cologne (Electorate) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Germany--Cologne (Electorate)
Variant(s)	Kurköln (Electorate) Kurfürstentum Köln Electorate of Cologne State of Köln Köln (Electorate) Cologne (Ecclesiastical principality) Erzstift Köln Archbishopric of Cologne Erzstift und Kurfürstentum Köln
Found in	Wolf, G. Aus Kurköln im 16. Jahrhundert, 1965. Brock. Enzy, 1970, v. 10 p. 361 (Kürköln; the sections on the left bank of the Rhine occupied by the French in 1794; the remaining parts on the right bank secularized in 1803 and divided up) LC manual cat. (hdg.: Cologne (Electorate); usage: Kurfürstentum Köln) Heraldry of the world website, July 6, 2008: Germany > Arms of former kingdoms, principalities, territories, states and provinces (Köln (State, Electorate), 953-1803; the State of Köln, or more correctly the Electorate of Cologne (Kurfürstentum Köln, Kurköln) was the territory directly ruled by the Archbishops of Köln from 953-1803. The territory was afterwards part of Westfalen and Hessen-Darmstadt. It is now part of the Nordrhein-Westfalen and Rheinland-Pfalz States) Wikipedia, Nov. 10, 2009 (Electorate of Cologne (German: Kurfürstentum Köln or Kurköln); ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century; consisted of the temporal possessions of the Archbishop of Cologne; ruled by the archbishop in his function as prince-elector of the empire; capitals of the electorate were Cologne (until 1288) and then Bonn; in 953, the archbishops of Cologne first gained noteworthy secular power, when bishop Bruno was appointed as duke by his brother Emperor Otto I; to weaken the secular nobility, Otto endowed Bruno and his successors on the bishop's see with the prerogatives of secular princes; Erzstift und Kurfürstentum Köln) Rulers.org website, Nov. 12, 2009: Germany > Ecclesiastical electorates (Cologne (Köln). 88: Bishopric of Cologne (Stift Köln) founded, according to legend; 794: raised to Archbishopric of Cologne (Erzstift Köln); 1031: archbishop is archchancellor for Italy continuously from this date; 1257: archbishop recognized continuously from this date as elector; 25 Dec 1356: Golden Bull codifies archchancellor office and electoral status; 27 Apr 1803: Final Act (enactment of Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 25 Feb 1803) abolishes the electoral principality of Cologne)
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Invalid LCCN	n 97124930