Electorate of Salzburg

Electorate of Salzburg
Kurfürstentum Salzburg (German)
1803–1805
Flag of Salzburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Salzburg
Coat of arms
Salzburg between the Bavarian and Habsburg lands
Salzburg between the Bavarian and Habsburg lands
CapitalSalzburg
GovernmentPrincipality
Elector 
• 1803–1805
Ferdinand III
Historical eraNapoleonic Wars
• Archbishopric secularized
February 11, 1803
• Raised to Electorate
April 27, 1803
December 26, 1805
CurrencySalzburg Thaler
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Duchy of Salzburg

The Electorate of Salzburg (German: Kurfürstentum Salzburg or Kursalzburg), occasionally known as the Grand Duchy of Salzburg, was an electoral principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1803–05,[1] the short-lived successor state of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg.

  1. ^ Gerhard Köbler (2007). Historisches Lexikon der Deutschen Länder: Die deutschen Territorien vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. C.H.Beck. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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