Prince Bishopric of Paderborn

Prince Bishopric Of Paderborn

The Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn,(German: Fürstbistum Paderborn) was a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. The state was created in 1281 from the borders of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn, and lasted until 1802 with the arrival of Napoleon, and the dissolution of the HRE.

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