Berchtesgaden Provostry

47°38′00″N 13°00′13″E / 47.63333°N 13.00361°E / 47.63333; 13.00361

(Prince-)Provostry of Berchtesgaden
(Fürst-)Propstei Berchtesgaden (German)
1194–1803
Coat of arms of Berchtesgaden
Coat of arms
Berchtesgaden Provostry and Archbishopric of Salzburg, 1789
Berchtesgaden Provostry and Archbishopric of Salzburg, 1789
StatusImperial Abbey
CapitalBerchtesgaden
Common languagesCentral Bavarian
Religion
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Provostry founded
1102
1194
• Joined Bavarian Circle
1500
1559
1803
• Joined Kingdom of Bavaria
1806
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Bavaria
Electorate of Salzburg

Berchtesgaden Provostry or the Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden (German: Fürstpropstei Berchtesgaden) was an immediate (reichsunmittelbar) principality of the Holy Roman Empire, held by a canonry (a collegiate foundation of Canons Regular) led by a Prince-Provost.


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