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Prince-Bishopric of Naumburg
Origins
The bishopric was founded at Zeitz in 968 under Magdeburg. In 1028, with the approval of Pope John XIX and Emperor Conrad II, it moved to Naumburg, a new seat founded by the Ekkehardine margraves of Meissen. The bishops ruled lands around Naumburg and Zeitz.
Rule and society
Naumburg Cathedral's west choir, made around 1250 by the anonymous Naumburg Master, holds twelve statues of the cathedral's founders, including the margravine Uta, among the finest works of Gothic sculpture. The bishops were imperial princes but leaned heavily on the Wettin rulers of Meissen.
Decline and legacy
In 1542 the Elector of Saxony installed the Lutheran Nicholas of Amsdorf as bishop against the chapter's choice. After the last Catholic bishop, Julius von Pflug, died in 1564, the see came under Saxon administrators. From 1656 to 1718 it formed Saxe-Zeitz, and in 1815 it passed to Prussia.
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- Prince-Bishopric of Naumburg was part of Holy Roman Empire1028 CE – 1564 CE
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