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| |native_name = ''Biskupie Księstwo Warmińskie'' <small>(])</small><br>''Fürstbistum Ermland'' <small>(])</small><br> ''Dioecesis Varmiensis'' <small>(])</small><br> | |native_name = ''Biskupie Księstwo Warmińskie'' <small>(])</small><br>''Fürstbistum Ermland'' <small>(])</small><br> ''Dioecesis Varmiensis'' <small>(])</small><br> | ||
| |conventional_long_name = Episcopal |
|conventional_long_name = Episcopal Prince-Bishopric of Warmia (sometime incorrectly referred to as duchy) | ||
| |common_name = Warmia | |common_name = Ermland/Latin: Warmia | ||
| | | | | ||
| |continent = Europe | |continent = Europe | ||
| |region = Baltic | |region = Baltic | ||
| |country = |
|country = Prussia | ||
| |era = Middle Ages | |era = Middle Ages | ||
| |status = |
|status = Prussian bishopric since 1243-1356 under ] | ||
| |status_text = ]ric |
|status_text = 1243 Bishopric, 1356 ]ric under Archbishopric ], 1512 Exempt under Pope | ||
| |empire = | |empire = | ||
| |government_type = Theocracy | |government_type = Imperial, Theocracy | ||
| | | | | ||
| |year_start = |
|year_start = 1243 | ||
| |year_end = 1772 | |year_end = 1772 | ||
| | | | | ||
| |event_start = | |event_start = | ||
| |date_start = |
|date_start = Prussian Bishopric 1243 Arch-Bishopric 1356, Bishopric 1772or 1806? | ||
| |event1 = Bishopric founded as<br> |
|event1 = Prussian Bishopric founded as<br> protectorate of ] | ||
| |date_event1 = 1243 | |date_event1 = 1243 | ||
| |event2 = Gained '']'' | |event2 = Gained '']'' | ||
| |date_event2 = 1356 | |date_event2 = 1356 | ||
| |event3 = ] to the<br> ] | |event3 = ] to the<br> protectorate of ] | ||
| |date_event3 = 1479 | |date_event3 = 1479 | ||
| |event4 = |
|event4 = <br> by ] | ||
| |date_event4 = 1525 | |date_event4 = 1525 | ||
| |event_end = |
|event_end = annexed by ] | ||
| |date_end = August 5 | |date_end = August 5 | ||
| | | | | ||
| |p1 = |
|p1 = ''Fürstbistum Ermland'' Ermland/Prince-Bishopric Warmia | ||
| |image_p1 = ] | |image_p1 = ] | ||
| |s1 = Kingdom of Prussia | |s1 = Kingdom of Prussia | ||
| |flag_s1 = Flag of Prussia (1750).gif | |flag_s1 = Flag of Prussia (1750).gif | ||
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| |image_coat = POL Księstwo Warmińskie IRP COA.svg | |image_coat = POL Księstwo Warmińskie IRP COA.svg | ||
| |image_map = KsięstwoWarmińskieIRP.png | |image_map = KsięstwoWarmińskieIRP.png | ||
| |image_map_caption = |
|image_map_caption = Exempt Prince-Bishopric of Warmia in 1635. (In red on a map of the ]) | ||
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| |capital = ] (Allenstein) |latd=53 |latm=47 |latNS=N |longd=20 |longm=30 |longEW=E | |capital = 1243-1945 Frauenburg, since 1972 ] (Allenstein) |latd=53 |latm=47 |latNS=N |longd=20 |longm=30 |longEW=E | ||
| |common_languages = ], ] | |common_languages = ], ], after 1945 Polish | ||
| |religion = ] | |religion = ] | ||
| |currency = | |currency = | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| The ''' |
The '''Fürstbistum Ermland''' (translation:) '''Prince-Bishopric of Warmia''', sometimes incorrectly compared to a Duchy'' as Episcopal Duchy of Warmia <ref>{{cite book |title=Parallax |last=Hirshfeld |first=Alan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher=Macmillan |location= |isbn=9780716737117 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8Gskt6uKd3wC&pg=PA36&vq=episcopal+duchy+of+Warmia&source=gbs_search_r&cad=0_1&sig=ACfU3U2NOAHpwQ2EmHtdTDXeKdUjLyGwAQ}}</ref> ({{lang-pl|Biskupie Księstwo Warmińskie}})<ref></ref> ({{lang-de|Fürstbistum Ermland}}) <ref></ref>, (incorrectly '''Duchy of Warmia''') or the '''Bishopric of Warmia''' was a seperate Prussian bishopric under jurisdiction of ] that was a protectorate of the ] and a protectorate of ] after the ] in 1466 <ref>{{cite book |title=A Concise History of Poland |last=Lukowski |first=Jerzy |authorlink= |coauthors=Hubert Zawadzki |year=2006 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=9780521853323 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HMylRh-wHWEC&pg=PA48&dq=1466+thorn+Ermeland+date:1950-2008&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=fvDRSNrnI6eSjgGa0NHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3JmCkeePd2_6KkeCLiooSaA-56Hg}}</ref> | ||
| In 1477 as a prince-bishopric it accepted the King of Hungary as protector instead of the King of Poland, who was by agreement supposed to protect Ermland, but instead invaded with his military, in order to conquer it. After several military attacks and heavy descruction by Poland, the Ermland prince-bishop chapter was forced to accept nominal protection by the king of Poland again. | |||
| After the ] in ], the ] was directly included as part of the ] within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. At the same time the territory continued to enjoy substantial autonomy, with many legal differences from neighbouring lands. For example, the bishops were by law members of the ] ]. The land elected MPs to the ] of Royal Prussia as well as MPs to the ] of Poland. After the ] in 1772, the Duchy became part of the ] as the ] of Ermland, and after 1945 it returned to Poland as bishopric and later, ]. | |||
| After the ] in 1569, the ] is in some Polish sources assumed to have been directly included as part of the ] within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, however it remained an exemt bishopric directly under the pope and its status as belonging to German Concordat was several times verified by the popes. | |||
| Since the bishopric received ]ric status by ] in 1356 and it went to the imperial diet in 1447 as of German Nation, it applied to the pope and received exempt status in 1512 with jurisdiction directly under the pope. It was not an integral part of the ], it was just under its nominal protection. | |||
| The kings or sejm of Poland many time put Ermland bishops under pressure and the land under war in order to annex. However all bishops had to be educated and have knowledge of cannon and Prussian laws before becoming Ermland bishops and after the illegal take-over attempt on Fürstbischof ] by ], ] and ], they protected the Ermland independence and the many legal differences from neighbouring lands. The Ermland bishops were presidents of the Prussian ]e. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Along with ], ], and ], Warmia was one of four dioceses in Prussia created in 1243 by the ] ]. After the ] in 1410, both the Sambian and Warmian bishops paid homage to ] of Poland and Lithuania. | Along with ], ], and ], Ermland Latin: Warmia was one of four dioceses in Prussia created in 1243 by the ] ]. The four Prussian bishoprics were under the jurisdiction of the ]. | ||
| After the ] in 1410, both the Sambian and Warmian bishops paid temporary homage to ] of Poland and Lithuania. | |||
| ⚫ | The ] removed the bishopric from the protectorship of the Teutonic Knights and placed it under the protectorship of the ]. The bishops insisted on their imperial privileges and continued ruling the territory as ]s although the Polish king did not like to share this point of view. This led to conflict when the Polish king claimed the right to name the bishops, as he did in the ]. The chapter did not accept this and elected ] as bishop, which led to the ] (''Warmia Stift Feud'', 1467-1479) between King ] (1447–1492) and Nikolaus von Tüngen (1467-89) who was supported by the Teutonic Order and King ]. | ||
| ⚫ | After bringing several wars and devastation and for that being reprimanded by the pope, the Polish king finally accepted Tüngen as prince-bishop in the ], while Tüngen inversely accepted the Polish king as "protector" and obliged the chapter to elect only candidates approved by the Polish king. However, when Tüngen died in 1489, the chapter honored the wishes of von Tüngen and elected ] as bishop and ] supported Watzenrode against the wishes of ], who preferred his son Frederic. This problem finally led to the exemption of the bishopric in 1512 by ]. In the ] (], ]) Warmia conceded to King ] the limited right to propose four candidates to the chapter for the election. | ||
| ⚫ | The ] removed the bishopric from the |
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| ⚫ | By 1525 the Bishopric of Warmia had lost two-thirds of its parishes due to to the inhabitants for the most part becoming protestants and the Order's Grand Master ] secularized the Order's remaining Prussian territories to create the ] during the ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | After the ] the later cardinal ] (1551-79) held a diocesan synode (1565) and the same year he brought the ] to Braunsberg. While nearly all of Prussia took on evangelical Protestant religion, the prince-bishops Hosius and Cromer and the Jesuits were instrumental in keeping or regaining much of Warmia's population to Catholicism. The Congregation of St. Catherine, founded at Braunsberg by ], engaged in education, especially schooling for girls. | ||
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| Several times in the 17th and early 18th centuries Ermland/Warmia was exposed to fighting between Polish and ] troops in the ] mostly on Prussian soil. | |||
| ⚫ | After the ] the later cardinal ] (1551-79) held a diocesan synode (1565) and the same year the ] |
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| By the late 18th century, the prince-bishop was an '']'' ] of the ] <reference?>. | |||
| As a result of abdication of Polish king, the Fuerstbistum Ermland /prince-bishopric of Warmia was no longer under a Polish king's protection. All of Prussia was re-united under one ruler into the ]'s ] as ] of Ermland. Under the ] in 1945 Ermland was conquered along with all eastern Germany and the people were expelled. The bishopseat of Ermland remained vacant. | |||
| By the late 18th century, the prince-bishop was an '']'' ] of the ]. | |||
| In 1972 a Polish bishopric of Warmia was installed. In 1992 this became ]. <ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements | |||
| |last=Osmańczyk |first=Edmund Jan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location= |isbn=9780415939218 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aiIOW0LOdKgC&pg=PA653&dq=1772+1945+Warmia+(Ermeland&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=gPLRSIPrMo3wjAHwztTmAw&sig=ACfU3U074b7Y9710Q1sX1l7jk-d7GB_Dkg}}</ref> | |last=Osmańczyk |first=Edmund Jan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location= |isbn=9780415939218 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aiIOW0LOdKgC&pg=PA653&dq=1772+1945+Warmia+(Ermeland&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=gPLRSIPrMo3wjAHwztTmAw&sig=ACfU3U074b7Y9710Q1sX1l7jk-d7GB_Dkg}}</ref> | ||
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| Episcopal Prince-Bishopric of Warmia (sometime incorrectly referred to as duchy)Biskupie Księstwo Warmińskie (pl) Fürstbistum Ermland (de) Dioecesis Varmiensis (la) | |||||||||
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 Exempt Prince-Bishopric of Warmia in 1635. (In red on a map of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) | |||||||||
| Status | 1243 Bishopric, 1356 Prince-Bishopric under Archbishopric Riga, 1512 Exempt under Pope | ||||||||
| Capital | 1243-1945 Frauenburg, since 1972 Olsztyn (Allenstein) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Latin Language, German, after 1945 Polish | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Government | Imperial, Theocracy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| • Established | Prussian Bishopric 1243 Arch-Bishopric 1356, Bishopric 1772or 1806? 1243 | ||||||||
| • Prussian Bishopric founded as protectorate of Teutonic | 1243 | ||||||||
| • Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1356 | ||||||||
| • Subjugated to the protectorate of Polish Crown | 1479 | ||||||||
| • by Prussia | 1525 | ||||||||
| • annexed by Prussia | August 5 1772 | ||||||||
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The Fürstbistum Ermland (translation:) Prince-Bishopric of Warmia, sometimes incorrectly compared to a Duchy as Episcopal Duchy of Warmia (Template:Lang-pl) (Template:Lang-de) , (incorrectly Duchy of Warmia) or the Bishopric of Warmia was a seperate Prussian bishopric under jurisdiction of Archbishopric of Riga that was a protectorate of the Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights and a protectorate of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Peace of Thorn in 1466
In 1477 as a prince-bishopric it accepted the King of Hungary as protector instead of the King of Poland, who was by agreement supposed to protect Ermland, but instead invaded with his military, in order to conquer it. After several military attacks and heavy descruction by Poland, the Ermland prince-bishop chapter was forced to accept nominal protection by the king of Poland again.
After the Union of Lublin in 1569, the Episcopal Duchy of Warmia is in some Polish sources assumed to have been directly included as part of the Polish crown within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, however it remained an exemt bishopric directly under the pope and its status as belonging to German Concordat was several times verified by the popes.
Since the bishopric received Prince-Bishopric status by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1356 and it went to the imperial diet in 1447 as of German Nation, it applied to the pope and received exempt status in 1512 with jurisdiction directly under the pope. It was not an integral part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was just under its nominal protection.
The kings or sejm of Poland many time put Ermland bishops under pressure and the land under war in order to annex. However all bishops had to be educated and have knowledge of cannon and Prussian laws before becoming Ermland bishops and after the illegal take-over attempt on Fürstbischof Nicolaus von Tüngen by Casimir IV, Vincent Kielbasa and Andrew Oporowski, they protected the Ermland independence and the many legal differences from neighbouring lands. The Ermland bishops were presidents of the Prussian Landtage.
History
Along with Culm, Pomesania, and Samland, Ermland Latin: Warmia was one of four dioceses in Prussia created in 1243 by the papal legate William of Modena. The four Prussian bishoprics were under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Riga.
After the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, both the Sambian and Warmian bishops paid temporary homage to Jogaila of Poland and Lithuania.
The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) removed the bishopric from the protectorship of the Teutonic Knights and placed it under the protectorship of the King of Poland. The bishops insisted on their imperial privileges and continued ruling the territory as prince-bishops although the Polish king did not like to share this point of view. This led to conflict when the Polish king claimed the right to name the bishops, as he did in the Kingdom of Poland. The chapter did not accept this and elected Nicolaus von Tüngen as bishop, which led to the War of the Priests (Warmia Stift Feud, 1467-1479) between King Casimir IV Jagiellon (1447–1492) and Nikolaus von Tüngen (1467-89) who was supported by the Teutonic Order and King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
After bringing several wars and devastation and for that being reprimanded by the pope, the Polish king finally accepted Tüngen as prince-bishop in the First Treaty of Piotrków Trybunalski, while Tüngen inversely accepted the Polish king as "protector" and obliged the chapter to elect only candidates approved by the Polish king. However, when Tüngen died in 1489, the chapter honored the wishes of von Tüngen and elected Lucas Watzenrode as bishop and Pope Innocent VIII supported Watzenrode against the wishes of Casimir IV Jagiellon, who preferred his son Frederic. This problem finally led to the exemption of the bishopric in 1512 by Pope Julius II. In the Second Treaty of Piotrków Trybunalski (December 7, 1512) Warmia conceded to King Alexander Jagiellon the limited right to propose four candidates to the chapter for the election.
By 1525 the Bishopric of Warmia had lost two-thirds of its parishes due to to the inhabitants for the most part becoming protestants and the Order's Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach secularized the Order's remaining Prussian territories to create the Duchy of Prussia during the Protestant Reformation.
After the Council of Trent the later cardinal Stanislaus Hosius (1551-79) held a diocesan synode (1565) and the same year he brought the Jesuits to Braunsberg. While nearly all of Prussia took on evangelical Protestant religion, the prince-bishops Hosius and Cromer and the Jesuits were instrumental in keeping or regaining much of Warmia's population to Catholicism. The Congregation of St. Catherine, founded at Braunsberg by Regina Protmann, engaged in education, especially schooling for girls.
Several times in the 17th and early 18th centuries Ermland/Warmia was exposed to fighting between Polish and Sweden troops in the Polish-Swedish wars mostly on Prussian soil.
By the late 18th century, the prince-bishop was an ex officio Senator of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth <reference?>.
As a result of abdication of Polish king, the Fuerstbistum Ermland /prince-bishopric of Warmia was no longer under a Polish king's protection. All of Prussia was re-united under one ruler into the Kingdom of Prussia's province of East Prussia as bishopric of Ermland. Under the Potsdam Agreement in 1945 Ermland was conquered along with all eastern Germany and the people were expelled. The bishopseat of Ermland remained vacant.
In 1972 a Polish bishopric of Warmia was installed. In 1992 this became archbishopric of Warmia.
See also
References
- Hirshfeld, Alan. Parallax. Macmillan. ISBN 9780716737117.
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- Fürstbistum Ermland @ Google books
- Lukowski, Jerzy (2006). A Concise History of Poland. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521853323.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415939218.
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