Principality of Halberstadt

Principality of Halberstadt
Fürstentum Halberstadt
Province of Brandenburg-Prussia
1648–1817
Coat of arms of Halberstadt
Coat of arms
CapitalHalberstadt
Area
 • Coordinates51°53′N 11°2′E / 51.883°N 11.033°E / 51.883; 11.033
History 
• Established
1648
• Disestablished
1817
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bishopric of Halberstadt
Province of Saxony

The Principality of Halberstadt (German: Fürstentum Halberstadt) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Brandenburg-Prussia. It replaced the Bishopric of Halberstadt after its secularization in 1648. Its capital was Halberstadt. In 1807, the principality was made a state or regional capital of the Kingdom of Westphalia. In 1813, control of the principality was restored, and its sovereign rights were confirmed as the possession of the Kingdom of Prussia.[1]

  1. ^ Büsching, Anton Friedrich (1762). A New System of Geography: In which is Given, a General Account of the Situation and Limits, the Manners, History, and Constitution, of the Several Kingdoms and States of the Known World. A. Millar in the Strand. p. 355.