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Imperial City of CologneReichsstadt Köln
1288 – 1796
Flag of Cologne Flag Coat of arms of Cologne Coat of arms
StatusFree Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalCologne
Religion Roman Catholic
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraEarly Modern
• City founded 38 BC
• Battle of Worringen June 5, 1288
• Expulsion of Jews 1424
• Treaty of Utrecht 1474
• Gained Reichsfreiheit 1475
• Cologne War 1583–88
• Annexed by France May 28, 1796
• Awarded to Prussia June 9, 1815
CurrencyThaler
Preceded by Succeeded by
Electorate of Cologne
French First Republic
Today part of Germany
a: 1288 was the de facto year of independence for the city of Cologne, formalized by Emperor Frederick III in 1475

The Imperial Free City of Cologne was a Imperial Free City and archiepiscopal see of Germany, in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle, a fortress of the first rank, and one of the most important market towns of the Holy Roman Empire.