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(Prince-)Provostry of Berchtesgaden (Fürst-)Propstei Berchtesgaden (German) | |||||||||
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1194–1803 | |||||||||
Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
Capital | Berchtesgaden | ||||||||
Common languages | Central Bavarian | ||||||||
Religion | |||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Provostry founded | 1102 | ||||||||
1194 | |||||||||
• Joined Bavarian Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
1559 | |||||||||
• Mediatised to Salzburg | 1803 | ||||||||
• Joined Kingdom of Bavaria | 1806 | ||||||||
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Berchtesgaden Provostry or the Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden (German: Fürstpropstei Berchtesgaden) was an immediate (reichsunmittelbar) principality of the Holy Roman Empire, held by a canonry (a collegiate foundation of Canons Regular) led by a Prince-Provost.