Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg

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Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg Fürstbistum/Hochstift Regensburg (German)
13th century–1803
Flag Coat of arms
Status	Prince-Bishopric
Capital	Regensburg Cathedral
Government	Elective principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Founded by St Boniface	739
• Gained Reichsfreiheit	13th century
• Regensburg Reichsfrei     as Imperial City	1245
• City annexed to Bavaria	1486–1496
• City adopted Reformation	1542
• City made permanent     seat of Reichstag	1663–1806
• Mediatised to new     Archbishopric¹	1803
• Ceded to Bavaria on     Imperial collapse	January 6, 1806
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Bavaria Principality of Regensburg
1: The Bishopric, the Imperial City and all three Imperial Abbeys were mediatised simultaneously.

The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg (German: Fürstbistum Regensburg; Hochstift Regensburg) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz. The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg must not be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, which was considerably larger.